No. 21-7586

Jaako Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-sentencing generic-offense robbery sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation texas-penal-code texas-robbery violent-crime
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Texas robbery is a crime of violence under the United States Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.2's generic, enumerated offenses clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED IL Whether Texas robbery, a crime defined differently than similarly named crimes in a majority of states, is a crime of violence under the United States Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.2’s generic, enumerated offenses clause?

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-04-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2022)

Attorneys

Jaakko Williams
Gabriel ReyesThe Law Office of Gabriel Reyes, PLLC, Petitioner
Gabriel ReyesThe Law Office of Gabriel Reyes, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent