No. 19-6941

Michael Collins v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process first-circuit massachusetts-law statutory-interpretation supreme-court-rulings violent-felony
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Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit holding that assault with a dangerous weapon as defined by Massachusetts law is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act is contrary to this Court's rulings and Massachusetts law?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED | 1. Whether the First Circuit holding that assault with a dangerous weapon as defined by Massachusetts law is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act is contrary to | this Court’s rulings and Massachusetts law? | | i i

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Collins
Elizabeth PrevettFederal Defender office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent