Whether a 'deadly or dangerous weapon' for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) includes a natural object that was not designed to be a weapon, such as a rock

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a “deadly or dangerous weapon” for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) includes a natural object that was not designed to be a weapon, such as a rock. i STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES ¢ United States v. Martel Valencia-Cortez, No. 16CR00730-H, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Judgment entered August 28, 2017 and amended July 16, 2019. ¢ United States v. Martel Valencia-Cortez, No. 17-50330, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judgment entered April 24, 2019, cert. denied November 25, 2019. ¢ United States v. Martel Valencia-Cortez, No. 19-50246, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judgment entered August 13, 2020, rehearing denied November 9, 2020. il