No. 19-5134

Kouwanii Brunstorff v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act assault attempt attempt-crime force-clause new-york physical-force second-circuit second-degree statutory-interpretation violent-felony
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is an attempt to commit a categorically violent felony, in this case, assault in the second degree in New York, categorically violent under the force clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Is an attempt to commit a categorically violent felony, in this case, assault in the second degree in New York, categorically violent under the force clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i), where an attempt conviction does not require the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force? i

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Kouwanii Brunstorff
Jeffrey C. KestenbandThe Kestenbamd Law Firm LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent