No. 21-7714

Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924c categorical-analysis crime-of-violence federal-predicate federal-statute generic-definitions judicial-review predicate-offense state-law statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether categorical analysis of the predicate crime of violence for a 18 U.S.C. Section 924(c) offense allows a reviewing court to 'look through' the federal predicate offense and delve into elements of the offense as prescribed by state law?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether categorical analysis of the predicate crime of violence for a 18 U.S.C. Section 924(c) offense allows a reviewing court to “look through" the federal predicate offense and delve into elements of the offense as prescribed by state law? If section 924(c) limits the predicate offenses to be one "prosecuted in a court of the United States," should the reviewing court be also limited to federal or generic definitions of the predicate crime of violence? ‘ tl : ‘

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)

Attorneys

Gurmeet S. Dhinsa
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa — Petitioner
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent