No. 20-5643

Louis Gene Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act assault burglary civil-rights due-process leocal physical-force predicate-conviction reckless-causation texas-assault-crimes texas-criminal-law
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether causing injury is synonymous with the use of physical force

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. A state crime is a “violent felony” (and therefore a predicate prior conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act) if it “has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another.” 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)G). Texas defines its assaultive offenses (including aggravated assault and robbery) in terms of result—causing harm or injury—without referring to “force.” Is causing injury synonymous with the use of physical force? 2. Texas—like a small handful of other states—has expanded its definition of burglary to include the commission of any felony while trespassing, without requiring proof that the trespasser formed specific intent to commit that other crime. Is this a generic “burglary” offense for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act? i

Docket Entries

2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-11
Brief of memorandum for the United States in opposition filed.
2020-10-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 11, 2020.
2020-10-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020.
2020-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Louis Gene Williams
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent