No. 19-7664
Yervin Keith Barnett v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: attempted-burglary burglary burglary-statute categorical-approach criminal-law entry entry-element generic generic-statute predicate-offense sentencing statutory-interpretation tennessee-law
Key Terms:
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HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference:
2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Tennessee's burglary statutes are generic where the State can obtain a conviction by proving only attempted burglary because the element of 'entry' is satisfied by a mere showing of the use of an instrument in an attempt to make entry.
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether Tennessee’s burglary statutes are generic where the State can obtain a conviction by proving only attempted burglary because the element of “entry” is satisfied by a mere showing of the use of an instrument in an attempt to make entry. ii
Docket Entries
2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2020)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Yervin Barnett
Doris Randle-Holt — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner