United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez,
335 F.3d 793 (8th Cir. July 14, 2003) (Utah conviction of
automobile homicide, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-207(1),
held to be a crime of violence for purposes of illegal re-entry
16-level sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1),
since the Utah offense has as an element the use of physical
force against another, irrespective of the predicate offenses
mens rea element; no argument made that specific offense of
conviction did not require use of force).

jurisdiction: 
Eighth Circuit

 

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