The Ninth has certified to the Oregon Supreme Court the questions of whether Oregon’s first- and second-degree robbery statutes are divisible. The court found that this question was necessary to answer before it could determine if convictions under these statutes qualify as crimes of violence.

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

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/09/18/17-30061.pdf

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