No. 18-5840
George Stoney v. United States
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
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 Ulrich — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Frederick William Ulrich — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent