No. 20-6225

Michael David Lister v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-05
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split fair-warning reckless-causation serious-bodily-injury statutory-interpretation texas-assault texas-penal-code violent-felony
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-06-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Texas aggravated assault a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is Texas aggravated assault—which can be committed by recklessly causing serious bodily injury—a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)? 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 ACCA? 3. The sentencing court did “not know” whether ACCA should apply; believed the law was “unclear”; and described the ultimate outcome as “a coin flip.” To affirm Petitioner’s ACCA sentence, the Fifth Circuit relied upon two significant shifts in its own interpretation of that statute after the coin-flip sentencing and disregarded the Government’s earlier concession in this very case. Did 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) provide fair warning to Petitioner? i

Docket Entries

2021-07-23
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-06-21
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Borden</i> v. <i>United States</i>, 593 U. S. ___ (2021).
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-06
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2020-12-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 6, 2021.
2020-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 7, 2020 to January 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 7, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Lister
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent