Malik Saunders v. United States
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Whether all criminal offenses that require proof of an intentional causation of injury or death, including those which may be committed by way of culpable omissions, involve the 'use .. . of physical force against the person of another,' and therefore qualify as predicate 'crimes of violence' under Section 4B1.2(a)(1) of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether all criminal offenses that require proof of an intentional causation of injury or death, including those which may be committed by way of culpable omissions—such as the withholding of food or medical involve the “use .. . of physical force against the person of another,” and therefore qualify as predicate “crimes of violence” under Section 4B1.2(a)(1) of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. i STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES e United States v. Jones, et al. (including Malik Saunders), No. 15-Cr-153-06, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judgment entered February 16, 2018. e United States v. Malik Saunders, No. 18-491, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judgment entered July 8, 2021. ii