Whether a prior conviction for Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act

QUESTION PRESENTED Under the mandated categorical approach, a prior conviction falls within the Armed Career Criminal Act’s “ACCA”) definition of “violent felony” only if the elements of that conviction “are the same as, or narrower than,” the predicate crime listed in the ACCA enhancement. Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. 254, 257 (2013). The elements of Hobbs Act robbery involving the use of force against property are broader than those of the ACCA’s enumerated crime of “extortion.” Does a prior conviction for Hobbs Act robbery qualify as a “violent felony” under the ACCA?