No. 18-7663

Randy Jason Ford v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act assault dangerous-weapon display-of-weapon force-clause iowa-law predicate-offense statutory-interpretation threatened-use-of-force
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an Iowa 'assault' accompanied only by the 'display' of a dangerous weapon satisfies the 'force clause' to qualify as a predicate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. When an Iowa "assault" is accompanied only by the "display" of a dangerous weapon, does the "displaying" provide the "threatened use of force" such ~ that the statute necessarily meets the "force clause" to become a predicate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act? ; ‘ ss

Docket Entries

2019-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Randy Ford
Randy Jason Ford — Petitioner
Randy Jason Ford — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent