No. 19-8053

Daniel Rodriguez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence economic-harm federal-criminal-law hobbs-act property-rights sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b) is categorically a 'crime of violence' as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Whether Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b) is categorically a “crime of violence” as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A), if the plain language of § 1951(b) and several circuits’ pattern Hobbs Act robbery instructions indicate the offense may be committed non-violently — by causing fear of purely economic harm to property, which can include intangible rights? II. Whether aiding and abetting a “crime of violence” is automatically and categorically a “crime of violence”? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Daniel Rodriguez
Tracy M. Dreispulfederal Public DefenderSouthern District of Florida, Petitioner
Tracy M. Dreispulfederal Public DefenderSouthern District of Florida, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent