Decision date: 2016-12-06

Holding that Maryland conviction for sexual contact with a minor under Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 3-307(a)(3) is categorically not an aggravated felony under the "sexual abuse of a minor" prong because the statute broadly encompasses physically abusive conduct not included within the federal generic definition of "sexual abuse of a minor."

Publication Status: Published

Case judge: Gregory, Harris, Niemeyer

Decision: Larios-Reyes v. Lynch, 843 F.3d 146 (4th Cir. 2016)