The following excerpt is from United States v. Peña, 17-4116-cr (2nd Cir. 2019):
In our view, however, it is clear that N.Y.P.L. 120.05 is a divisible statutefor it is one that "sets out one or more elements of the offense in the alternative." Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. 254, 257 (2013). Therefore, the modified categorical approach applies. Id. at 261-62.
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