What is the test for determining whether an assault is a "crime of violence"?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Stewards, CASE NO. 1:95-CR-05111-LJO-2, CASE NO. 1:95-CR-05111-LJO-3 (E.D. Cal. 2017):

To determine whether an offense fits the definition of a "crime of violence," courts employ the "categorical approach" set forth in Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575 (1990). A court applying the categorical approach must "determine whether the [offense] is categorically a 'crime of violence' by

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