No. 25-6442
Michael Hinds v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act criminal-procedure harmless-error prior-offenses sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation structural-error
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) require a different inquiry for determining structural errors in sentencing, involving a detailed analysis of prior offenses not intrinsic to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s elements?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Does the ACCA occasions -different inquiry, requiring a detailed, multifactored analysis of the facts surrounding at least three prior offenses— facts which are not intrinsic to the elements of 922(g)(l) —render Erlinger errors structural and not subject to harmless -error analysis ?
Docket Entries
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)
Attorneys
Michael Hinds
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent