No. 18-6830

Francisco Heredia-Silva v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: california-penal-code circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-law-sentencing due-process federal-law sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation terrorist-threats violent-crime
Key Terms:
Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether California terrorist threats convictions under California Penal Code Section 422 are crimes of violence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Should this court resolve the spt between the Fifth Circuit and the Ninth about whether California terrorist threats convictions under California Penal Code Section 422 are crimes of violence. Compare United States v. 608 F.3d 556 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that Section 422 is a crime of violence), with United States v. Cruz-Rodriguez, 625 F.3d 274 (5th Cir. 2010) (Section 422 is not a crime of violence).

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2018)

Attorneys

Francisco Heredia-Silva
David J. ZugmanBurcham & Zugman, Petitioner
David J. ZugmanBurcham & Zugman, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent