No. 19-7115
Alexander Faulkner v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acca burglary burglary-definition categorical-approach criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause generic-burglary sentencing sentencing-enhancement state-law statutory-interpretation supreme-court
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Latest Conference:
2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does an Indiana burglary conviction qualify as generic burglary?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Generic burglary must be committed in a building or structure. For nonbuildings like vehicles to qualify as a structure, this Court has required that the structure be adapted or customarily used for overnight accommodation. Indiana burglary covers breaking into an outdoor, fenced-in area that does not enclose or adjoin a building and that is not adapted or customarily used for either overnight accommodation or for conducting business inside it. Does an Indiana burglary conviction qualify as generic burglary? i
Docket Entries
2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Alexander Faulkner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent