The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Solis-Estrada, 62 F.3d 1426 (9th Cir. 1995):
1 First degree burglary under California Penal Code Sec.460(1) is defined as burglary of an inhabited dwelling house, trailer coach, or inhabited portion of any building. The district court concluded that burglary of an inhabited dwelling carries with it the threatened use of force against both people and property. This classification of California first degree burglary is in accord with our prior cases. See, e.g. United States v. Becker, 919 F.2d 568 (9th Cir. 1990) (categorizing California first degree burglary as a "crime of violence" for purposes of the career offender provisions of the sentencing guidelines).
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