No. 23A770

Dearnta Lavon Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-23
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split crime-of-violence firearms-charge predicate-offense statutory-interpretation vicar-statute
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a VICAR statute violation requires analyzing both the enumerated offense category and the underlying state-law predicate offenses to determine if it constitutes a crime of violence for purposes of a § 924(c) firearms charge

Docket Entries

2024-03-20
Application (23A770) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 27, 2024.
2024-03-15
Application (23A770) to extend further the time from March 28, 2024 to April 27, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2024-02-23
Application (23A770) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 28, 2024.
2024-02-16
Application (23A770) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2024 to March 28, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Dearnta Lavon Thomas
Frances Hemsley PrattOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent