In United States v. Molinar, --- F.3d ---, No. 15-10430 (9th Cir. 2017), a divided panel concluded that Arizona robbery (and armed robbery) is a match for generic robbery. Thus, it is crime of violence under under section 4B1.2’s enumerated felonies clause. The Court also determined that Arizona attempt is equivalent to generic attempt.
Of note, the Court held that its prior conclusion in United
States v. Taylor, 529 F.3d 1232 (9th Cir. 2008) -- that Arizona
armed robbery is a crime of violence section 4B1.2’s
force clause -- is clearly irreconcilable with the Supreme
Court’s decision in Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. 133
(2010), and has therefore been effectively overruled. But this does not help the defendant here.
