No. 18-5107

Willard Quinn v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bodily-injury crime-of-violence criminal-law force-clause injury sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation statutory-requirement violent-force
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the force clause of the Sentencing Guidelines' definition of 'crime of violence' can be satisfied by a statutory requirement that a defendant's actions 'result in' injury to another, where the statute does not otherwise require the use or threatened use of violent force

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the force clause of the Sentencing Guidelines’ definition of “crime of violence” can be satisfied by a statutory requirement that a defendant’s actions “result in” injury to another, where the statute does not otherwise require the use or threatened use of violent force. i

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2018)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Willard Quinn
Colleen McNichols RamaisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner