No. 19-7072

Tyrone Walker v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) actual-or-threatened-force crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-jurisdiction hobbs-act physical-force property-crime property-rights sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-united-states
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the substantive offense of Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a 'crime of violence' for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)

Question Presented (from Petition)

Issues Presented 1. Whether the substantive offense of Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a “crime of violence” for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A). 2. Whether Hobbs Act robbery can realistically be committed by means of actual or threatened force against a person’s property that does not involve the minimum quantum of physical force required by Stokeling v. United States. i

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Tyrone Walker
John Andrew KucheraAttorney at Law, Petitioner
John Andrew KucheraAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent