Is there any case law in which a defendant is charged with a crime of violence under section 7 of the Criminal Code that reads "may" or "may"?

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The following excerpt is from USA. v. Riley, 183 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 1999):

7. United States v. Mendez, 992 F.2d 1488, 1490 (9th Cir. 1992), which read our statements in Potter without the word "may," is also inapposite. There, as in Potter, the defendant was charged under a subsection that "indisputable qualifie[d] as a crime of violence." Id. at 1491.
7. United States v. Mendez, 992 F.2d 1488, 1490 (9th Cir. 1992), which read our statements in Potter without the word "may," is also inapposite. There, as in Potter, the defendant was charged under a subsection that "indisputable qualifie[d] as a crime of violence." Id. at 1491.

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