Kevin Contreras v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether the Texas offense of aggravated assault is equivalent to the 'generic' form of that offense?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Whether the Texas offense of aggravated assault is equivalent to the “generic” form of that offense? IL. Whether this Court's holding in Voisine v. United States, _U.S..__,136 S.Ct. 2272 (2016), that recklessness is consistent with the “use of physical force” extends beyond the definition of “misdemeanor crime of violence” at issue in that case? Il. Whether 18 U.S.C. 924(a) provides for criminal liability in the absence of a showing that the defendant knew of his felony status, or of his firearm’s interstate movement? ii PARTIES Kevin Contreras is the Petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the Respondent, who was the plaintiff-appellee below. ili