No. 21-5065

Blake Taylor v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-09
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute divisible-offense double-jeopardy sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-06-23 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) defines a single offense or two (or more) separate and divisible offenses

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. In Prince v. United States, 352 U.S. 322 (1957), this Court construed the first and second paragraphs of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a)—bank robbery and entry into a bank with intent to commit a crime—as a single offense punishable by twenty years in prison. The Fifth Circuit has nonetheless held that the two paragraphs define separate and divisible crimes. Does 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) define a single offense or two (or more) separate and divisible offenses? 2. Is attempted bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) a “crime of violence” as defined in § 924(c)(3)(A)? i

Docket Entries

2022-07-29
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-27
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>United States</i> v. <i>Taylor</i>, 596 U. S. ___ (2022).
2022-06-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-08
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2021-08-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 8, 2021.
2021-08-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2021 to September 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Blake Taylor
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent