No. 23-5962

Leon Curtis Eckford v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law federal-crimes federal-predicate-statute generic-crimes generic-federal-crime predicate-offenses realistic-probability-test statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-12-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the realistic probability test first set forth in Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007), applies when comparing a federal predicate statute to a generic federal crime, as the Ninth Circuit currently holds, or whether it only applies when comparing a state predicate statute to a generic federal crime, as this Court held in United States v. Taylor, 142 S. Ct. 2015 (2022), and at least seven other circuits hold?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the realistic probability test first set forth in Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007), applies when comparing a federal predicate statute to a generic federal crime, as the Ninth Circuit currently holds, or whether it only applies when comparing a state predicate statute to a generic federal crime, as this Court held in United States v. Taylor, 142 S. Ct. 2015 (2022), and at least seven other circuits hold? pretix

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Leon Eckford
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent