No. 23-7014

Stanley Ford v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act mandatory-minimum physical-force statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Hobbs Act robbery and aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), are categorically crimes of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A), requiring a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty-five years, where the offense encompasses threats of harm to intangible property and economic interests which do not categorically require the use, attempted use, or threat of physical violence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Hobbs Act robbery and aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), are categorically crimes of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A), requiring a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty-five years, where the offense encompasses threats of harm to intangible property and economic interests which do not categorically require the use, attempted use, or threat of physical violence? i

Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-03-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2024)

Attorneys

Stanley Ford
Guy Michael TanakaLaw Office of Michael Tanaka, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent