No. 20-6450

Lee Yerkes v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act attempted-burglary categorical-approach criminal-law entry generic-burglary georgia-criminal-statute sentencing-enhancement taylor-v-united-states united-states-v-stitt
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Georgia burglary qualify as 'generic burglary' under the ACCA?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is this: Does Georgia burglary qualify as “generic burglary” under the ACCA? ii

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Lee Yerkes
Erin Phillippi RustFederal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Petitioner
Erin Phillippi RustFederal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent