No. 22-7527
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
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. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent