United States v. Mathis’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “Thus, 'stealthy seizure' is considered a form of 'force or violence.' "). 76 We agree with the district court's interpretation of the statutory language. The statute applies only to one who "by force or violence ... take[s] from the person or immediate actual possession of another anything of value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mathis

2. “[i]n deciding whether an offense is a 'violent felony' under the definition in subsection (i) of § 924(e)(2)(B), a court must examine the statute of the offense and determine whether it has 'as an element' the use of force; the court should not examine the actual conduct underlying the offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mathis

3. “the requirement for force is satisfied within the sense of the statute by an actual physical taking of the property from the person of another, even though without his knowledge and consent, and though the property be unattached to his person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mathis