No. 19-8188

Anthony Wayne Hamilton v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence hobbs-act ninth-circuit-conflict physical-confrontation sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-florida
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a Hobbs Act robbery, which statutorily can be committed by a threat of future harm, categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), given this Court’s ruling in Stokeling v. Florida, which explained that in order for a robbery to qualify as a crime of violence, it must necessarily involve a “physical confrontation and struggle.” i

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Anthony Hamilton
Celia Rumann — Petitioner
Celia Rumann — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent