No. 20-5948

Christopher Michael Sevier v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: aggravated-assault borden-precedent crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-sentencing guidelines remand sentencing sentencing-guidelines supreme-court texas-law violent-crime
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas offense of aggravated assault by threat constitutes a 'crime of violence' under USSG §4B1.2?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the Texas offense of aggravated assault by threat constitutes a “crime of violence” under USSG §4B1.2? Subsidiary question: whether the decision below rests on a conclusion that it may reevaluate in light of Borden v. United States, No. 19-5410, __U.S.__, 140 S.Ct. 1262 (March 2, 2020)(granting cert.)? ii

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher Michael Sevier
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent