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U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3

Assault

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(a)       Base Offense Level:

(1)       7, if the offense involved physical contact, or if a dangerous weapon (including a firearm) was possessed and its use was threatened; or

(2)       4, otherwise.

(b)      Specific Offense Characteristic

(1)       If (A) the victim sustained bodily injury, increase by 2 levels; or (B) the offense resulted in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, or an individual under the age of sixteen years, increase by 4 levels.

(c)       Cross Reference

(1)       If the conduct constituted aggravated assault, apply §2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault).

 

Commentary

Statutory Provisions:  18 U.S.C. §§ 112, 113(a)(4), (5), (7), 115(a), 115(b)(1), 351(e), 1751(e), 2199, 2291. For additional statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index).

Application Notes:

1.      Definitions.—For purposes of this guideline:

"Bodily injury", "dangerous weapon", and "firearm" have the meaning given those terms in Application Note 1 of the Commentary to §1B1.1 (Application Instructions).

"Spouse," "intimate partner," and "dating partner" have the meaning given those terms in 18 U.S.C. § 2266.

"Substantial bodily injury" means "bodily injury which involves (A) a temporary but substantial disfigurement; or (B) a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member, organ, or mental faculty." See 18 U.S.C. § 113(b)(1).

2.      Application of Subsection (b)(1).—Conduct that forms the basis for application of subsection (a)(1) also may form the basis for application of the enhancement in subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B).

Background:  This section applies to misdemeanor assault and battery and to any felonious assault not covered by §2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault).

Historical Note:  Effective November 1, 1987.  Amended effective October 15, 1988 (amendment 64); November 1, 1989 (amendments 87 and 88); November 1, 1995 (amendment 510); November 1, 2004 (amendment 663); November 1, 2007 (amendment 699); November 1, 2014 (amendment 781).


 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: United States v. Carolyn Jackson, 862 F.3d 365 (3rd Cir. 2017).
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United States v. Carolyn Jackson, 862 F.3d 365 (3rd Cir. 2017). · cites it 8× “Using the offense guidelines for assault, U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, and aggravated assault, U.”
United States v. Velnita Hairy Chin, 850 F.3d 398 (8th Cir. 2017). · cites it 4× “Hairy Chin thereafter objected to the PSR’s recommended two-level increase for the victim’s bodily injury pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3(b)(l)(A). At the sentencing hearing, the government requested an upward departure from the suggested sentencing range recommended in the PSR in…”
United States v. Clark, 981 F.3d 1154 (10th Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “First, Clark argues that U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, the Sentencing Guidelines provision applicable to “Assault” offenses, is sufficiently analogous to her offense of conviction and therefore should have, pursuant to U.”
United States v. Porter, 928 F.3d 947 (10th Cir. 2019). · cites it 2× “" U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3(a)(1). For aggravated assault, the base offense level is 14.”
United States v. Jannie L. Shumpert Hood, 210 F.3d 660 (6th Cir. 2000). · cites it 3× “” U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3 comment, (n.l). Given the absolute paucity of evidence that Mrs.”
United States v. Serrata, 425 F.3d 886 (10th Cir. 2005). “” USSG § 2A2.3 cmt. n. 1. For both § 2A2.2 and § 2A2.”
United States v. John McQueen, 480 F. App'x 366 (6th Cir. 2012). · cites it 3× “Accordingly, the offense guideline applicable to their underlying offense is U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, minor assault. 6 Thus, McCoy and McQueen *372 argue, the district court erred in using the aggravated-assault base offense level.”
United States v. Michael J. Newman, 982 F.2d 665 (1st Cir. 1992). “”) with U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, comment, (n. 1) (‘"Minor assault’ means a .”
United States v. Terry Dean Iceman, 821 F.3d 979 (8th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “The district court considered two guidé-line provisions: the Domestic Violence guideline and Minor Assault, U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3 (2013). At the time of sentencing, the United States Sentencing Commission had recently enacted a corresponding guideline for strangulation binder…”
United States v. Thomas, 669 F.3d 421 (4th Cir. 2012). “2 (“Aggravated Assault”) rather than U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3 (“Minor Assault”). This asserted error, however, is premised on Thomas’s contention that he was improperly convicted of enhanced felony assault under 18 U.”
United States v. Richard Lawlor, 168 F.3d 633 (2d Cir. 1999). “Sentencing Guidelines § 2A2.3 ("Minor Assault”) generally provides a base offense level of three.”
United States v. Albert Hudson, 972 F.2d 504 (2d Cir. 1992). “Therefore, Hudson contended that U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3 (Minor Assault) rather than U.”
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— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(a) — 1 case
United States v. Chamberlin (9th Cir. 2024).
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(a)(1) — 5 cases
United States v. Porter, 928 F.3d 947 (10th Cir. 2019). “" U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3(a)(1). For aggravated assault, the base offense level is 14.”
United States v. Pedro Carrillo-Torres, 598 F. App'x 264 (5th Cir. 2015).
United States v. Howard Hershkowitz, 968 F.2d 1503 (2d Cir. 1992).
United States v. Dowtin, 174 F. App'x 140 (4th Cir. 2006).
United States v. Billy Dean Brown (8th Cir. 2002).
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(a)(2) — 2 cases
United States v. Clark, 981 F.3d 1154 (10th Cir. 2020). “First, Clark argues that U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, the Sentencing Guidelines provision applicable to “Assault” offenses, is sufficiently analogous to her offense of conviction and therefore should have, pursuant to U.”
United States v. Clark, 980 F.3d 746 (10th Cir. 2020).
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(a)(l) — 1 case
United States v. Billy Dean Brown, 287 F.3d 684 (8th Cir. 2002).
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(b)(l)(A) — 1 case
United States v. Velnita Hairy Chin, 850 F.3d 398 (8th Cir. 2017). “Hairy Chin thereafter objected to the PSR’s recommended two-level increase for the victim’s bodily injury pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3(b)(l)(A). At the sentencing hearing, the government requested an upward departure from the suggested sentencing range recommended in the PSR in…”
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(c) — 3 cases
United States v. Carolyn Jackson, 862 F.3d 365 (3rd Cir. 2017). “Using the offense guidelines for assault, U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, and aggravated assault, U.”
United States v. John McQueen, 480 F. App'x 366 (6th Cir. 2012). “Accordingly, the offense guideline applicable to their underlying offense is U.S.S.G. § 2A2.3, minor assault. 6 Thus, McCoy and McQueen *372 argue, the district court erred in using the aggravated-assault base offense level.”
United States v. Magallanes-Torres, 386 F. App'x 766 (10th Cir. 2010).
— U.S.S.G. §2A2.3(c)(1) — 1 case
United States v. Carolyn Jackson (3rd Cir. 2020).
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