No. 18-5840

George Stoney v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-1951 18-usc-924c3a categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-jurisdiction hobbs-act sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-10-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Under the categorical approach, does a Hobbs Act conviction qualify as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented 1. Under the categorical approach, rather than the Third Circuit’s outlier contemporaneous act approach, does a conviction under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. 1951—as defined under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) to include any felony that “has as an element . . . use of physical force” —qualify as a “crime of violence”? 1

Docket Entries

2018-10-09
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2018)

Attorneys

George Stoney
Frederick William UlrichFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Frederick William UlrichFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent