No. 23-7797
Nicholas Brodigan v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924c3a aiding-and-abetting categorical-analysis criminal-liability force-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery statutory-elements
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Circuits have failed to apply categorical analysis to aiding and abetting and Hobbs Act robbery's distinct elements, which do not meet the requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'s force clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Question Presented for Review The Circuits have confused the categorical analysis—which examines only statutory elements—with the contextually distinct rule that an aider and abettor is punishable for the acts of a principal. The question presented is whether Circuits have failed to apply categorical analysis to aiding and abetting and Hobbs Act robbery’s distinct elements, which do not meet the requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)’s force clause. ii
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-02
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 25, 2024)
Attorneys
Nicholas Brodigan, et al.
Lauren Torre — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
Lauren Torre — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent