No. 19-7409

Melvin Pryor v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment criminal-law criminal-statute due-process firearm firearm-display physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-felony
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do criminal statutes that prohibit angry or threatening firearm displays not targeted at a specific victim qualify as a 'violent felony' having as an element 'the use . . . of physical force against the person of another' within 18 U.S.C. §924(e)(2)(B)(i)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Do criminal statutes that prohibit angry or threatening firearm displays not targeted at a specific victim qualify as a “violent felony” having as an element “the use . . . of physical force against the person of another” within 18 U.S.C. §924(e)(2)(B)(i)? 2

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-02
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Melvin Pryor
Felicia JonesFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent