Extortion as a crime of violence

Federal law provides that if you use a firearm in a crime of "violence", you get an additional five years on top of what you would otherwise get. The question (and not for the first time - the supreme court hears one or two of these ever year) is what qualifies is a crime of violence.

In today's legal analysis, we discuss whether extortion is a crime of violence. We also muse as to whether a person can extort themselves ...
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