The Eighth Circuit has determined that an Arkansas conviction for aggravated assault on a family member is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) because it requires the use of violent force.  Given the similarity between the definition of a violent felony under the ACCA and the definition of a crime of violence in the immigration context, this case could have persuasive value in the immigration context.

The full text of US v. Pyles can be found here:

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/18/05/172116P.pdf

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