No. 19-8583

Joseph Emanuel Hechavarria v. William P. Barr, Attorney General

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process immigration immigration-law physical-force removal-proceedings statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an offense that can be committed by omission rather than affirmative act necessarily entails the 'use' of force within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 16(a)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Petitioner Joseph Hechavarria, an immigrant, has been ordered removed from the United States for having committed a crime of violence as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 16(a). That subsection applies to offenses that have “as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force.” The offense in question, second-degree assault in violation of New York Penal Law § 120.05(2), can be committed by omission. Under the categorical approach, does an offense that can be committed by omission rather than affirmative act necessarily entail the “use” of force within the meaning of § 16(a)? DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent Barr, William to respond filed.
2020-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2020)
2020-05-28
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in ths case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.

Attorneys

Barr, William
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Joseph Hechavarria
Timothy William HooverHodgson Russ LLP, Petitioner
Timothy William HooverHodgson Russ LLP, Petitioner