Can possession of ammunition by a felon constitute a crime of violence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Watkins, 940 F.3d 152 (2nd Cir. 2019):
60 See JA 189 (citing United States v. Bagby , No. 15-MJ-2135, 2015 WL 8678394 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2015), where a magistrate judge held that possession of ammunition by a felon can constitute a "crime of violence" under 3142(f)(1)(A) if there exists a nexus between the charged offense and a crime of violence).
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