No. 20-7244

Melvin Landry, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 appellate-review crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Hobbs Act robbery as defined by Title 18 U.S.C. §1951(b)(1) is a 'crime of violence' within the meaning of Title 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(a)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether Hobbs Act robbery as defined by Title 18 U.S.C. §1951(b)(1) is a “crime of violence” within the meaning of Title 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(a). i

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-03-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Melvin Landry
James S. Thomson Jr. — James Thomson, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent