No. 18-5126

Jamal Hamilton v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-07-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge crime-of-violence due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-barahona void-for-vagueness
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. 16(b) is unconstitutionally void for vagueness under Johnson v. United States and whether 18 U.S.C. 16(b) can be used to define a crime of violence under D.C. Code state law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Lynch v. Dimaya, No. 15-1498, 2016 WL 3232911 (U.S. Sept. 29, 2016), to determine whether the identical language in the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. == ==16(6) .is unconstitutionally void after Johnson and whether 18 U.S.C. 16(b) supply the definition of a crime of violence for D.C. Code state law as previously held in United States v. Barahona 2014 D.C. Super. LEXIS 19 (D.C. 2014)? . ;

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2017-08-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2018)

Attorneys

Jamal Hamilton
Jamal Hamilton — Petitioner
Jamal Hamilton — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent