No. 18-9248
Preston Phillips v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act armed-criminal-act categorical-approach criminal-offense indirect-force omission physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-felony
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an offense committed by indirect force, or by 'any means' like an omission, qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Careener Criminal Act, because they categorically must involve the 'use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force'
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an offense committed by indirect force, or by “any means” like an omission, qualifies as a “violent felony” under the Armed Careener Criminal Act, because they categorically must involve the “use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force.” i
Docket Entries
2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 13, 2019)
Attorneys
Preston Phillips
Dan Goldberg — Federal Public Defender Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent