Joseph Van Sach v. United States
HabeasCorpus
Is Illinois armed robbery an ACCA violent felony after this Court's decision in Stokeling v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 544 (2019)?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Van Sach was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). He has a prior conviction for Illinois armed robbery. If this conviction does not qualify as an ACCA predicate, Van Sach is serving an illegal sentence. Is Illinois armed robbery an ACCA violent felony after this Court’s decision in Stokeling v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 544 (2019)? This Court previously granted certiorari on this question, vacated the judgment, and remanded to the Seventh Circuit for further consideration in light of Stokeling. Van Sach v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 1255 (2019). On remand, the Seventh Circuit adhered to its previous rulings that Illinois robbery is a violent felony. Klikno v. United States, 928 F.3d 539 (7th Cir. 2019). This question is also presented in three other cases that this Court remanded to the Seventh Circuit. These three cases were decided in the same opinion that decided Van Sach’s case, and petitions for certiorari are being filed in all four cases. i