The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Oca, 11 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10150, 2011 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12177, 655 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2011):
FN9. See United States v. Giggey, 551 F.3d 27, 40 (1st Cir.2008) ( Under the categorical approach, a federal sentencing court may not create a series of federal subcategorizations to fit the facts of a particular case.... If the state statute does not contain such ... distinction[s], the federal court may not create one.).
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