No. 22-7527

Adam Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction force-clause predicate-offense sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2023-06-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Hobbs Act robbery can serve as the underlying felony for a 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. The definition of “crime of violence” for 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) requires immediacy and physical force. Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b)(1), requires neither immediacy nor physical force. Can Hobbs Act robbery serve as the underlying felony for a § 924(c) conviction? 1

Docket Entries

2023-06-12
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-05-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 12, 2023)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent