The Eighth Circuit has determined that a California conviction for criminal threats is a crime of violence for federal sentencing purposes because it “necessarily include[s] a threatened use of physical force ‘capable of causing physical pain or injury to another person.’”

The full text of United States v. Doran can be found here:

https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/11/193222P.pdf

Comment