Delamon A. Marshall v. United States
JusticiabilityDoctri
Does a prior conviction for domestic violence qualify as a violent felony under the ACCA?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does a prior conviction for domestic violence under Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2919.25(A) qualify as a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), where the statute only requires that the defendant “cause physical harm” to another and can be violated through omissions, indirect force, or other nonviolent conduct? 2. Whether the provision of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) criminalizing the mere possession of a firearm “in or affecting commerce” by a person convicted of a previous felony is an unconstitutional extension the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States.