No. 19-6832

James Henry Lacy, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery career-offender career-offender-guideline categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines timeliness
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a § 2255 motion filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, claiming that Johnson invalidates the residual clause of the pre-Booker career offender guideline, asserts a 'right .. . initially recognized' in Johnson for timeliness purposes under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(8)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 1. Whether a § 2255 motion filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, claiming that Johnson invalidates the residual clause of the pre-Booker career offender guideline, asserts a “right .. . initially recognized” in Johnson for timeliness purposes under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(8). 2. Whether federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) be a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A), where the offense fails to require any intentional use, attempted use, or threat of violent physical force? i Statement of

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in <i>Brown v. United States</i>, 586 U. S. ___ (2018) (Sotomayor, J., dissenting).
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-13
Reply of petitioner James Henry Lacy, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-02
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2019-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)

Attorneys

James Henry Lacy, Jr.
Brianna Fuller MircheffOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent