| 24-5141 |
Marcus Jay Davis v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-07-25 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c attempted-murder attempted-murder-virginia-law categorical-approach crime-of-violence fourth-circuit fourth-circuit-court-of-appeals section-924(c) united-states-v-taylor |
Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in deciding that attempted murder under Virginia law is a crime of violence under the categorical ap… |
| 23-7836 |
Thomas Joseph Brewer v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-07-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-law criminal-statute federal-criminal-law force-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether federal voluntary manslaughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112(a) qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the force clause in 18 U.S.C. § 92… |
| 23-7691 |
Robert A. Espinoza v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2024-06-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 924c-offense attempt-offense attempt-offenses crime-of-violence criminal-law predicate-crimes statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent taylor-decision taylor-v-united-states |
Can an Illinois' attempt offense be a predicate crime of violence for an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense? |
| 23-7568 |
Malek Lassiter v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-05-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c appellate-review court-of-appeals criminal-conviction criminal-procedure federal-statute section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court united-states-v-taylor |
Whether The Court Of Appeals Erred By Holding Lassiter's Convictions Under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) On Counts 25 And 28 Remain Lawful After United States v.… |
| 23-1168 |
Dearnta Lavon Thomas v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-04-30 |
Denied |
|
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924c categorical-approach crime-of-violence mens-rea predicate-offense racketeering-enterprise vicar VICAR-statute |
Whether a court must apply the categorical approach to the predicate offense supporting a VICAR conviction to determine if it is a crime of violence u… |
| 23-5852 |
Kareem Davis v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2023-10-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924c categorical-analysis categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence modified-categorical-approach racketeering statutory-interpretation |
Is murder in aid of racketeering (VICAR murder) an indivisible offense requiring a categorical analysis based on the generic federal definition of mur… |
| 23-5834 |
Herbert Johnson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-10-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c appellate-waiver categorical-analysis criminal-procedure illegal-conviction illegal-sentence jurisdictional-challenge plea-agreement statutory-interpretation |
Whether an illegal sentence exception to plea agreement waivers can coexist alongside a bar of illegal convictions when a sentence and conviction are … |
| 23-5377 |
Anthony Seides Gaines v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-08-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924c categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act physical-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) |
| 22-7638 |
Jesus Mendez v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2023-05-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause firearm-enhancement hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation united-states-v-taylor |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 22-7053 |
Jose Luis Ramirez-Dorantes v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-03-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-statute duplicitous duplicitous-charge firearm-use sentencing statutory-interpretation underlying-offense |
Whether a count charging the use of a firearm to further a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) that rests on multiple underlying offenses is … |
| 22-6554 |
Adrian Gordon v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-01-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924c conspiracy-theory crimes-of-violence criminal-liability gun-enhancement pinkerton-liability racketeering vicar-statute |
Are Instructions under Pinkerton v. United States appropriate for crimes of violence in aid of racketeering under 18 U.S.C. § 1959 (VICAR) when the pe… |
| 22-6194 |
Jordan Huff v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-12-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting criminal-liability hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery pinkerton-liability predicate-offense statutory-interpretation violent-physical-force |
Where 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) requires proof of active participation and prior knowledge for aiding and abetting, does Pinkerton liability have a role in s… |
| 22-6037 |
Spencer Jean v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-11-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 6th-amendment criminal-procedure disclosure-requirements due-process expert-witness fair-trial government-misconduct rule-16-disclosure sixth-amendment |
whether-the-jury-verdict-was-metaphysically-impossible |
| 22-5754 |
Jamal Laurent v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-10-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-conviction district-court insufficient-evidence joint-trial joint-trials missing-witness missing-witness-instruction rico-act rico-statute unavailable-witness warrantless-seizure witness-statement |
Whether RICO is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) |
| 22-5451 |
John That Luong v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-08-29 |
Denied |
IFP |
and remand for further proceedings in light of Ta vacate the Ninth Circuit's judgment 18-usc-924c constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence davis-v-united-states hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit section-2255 section-924(c) section-924c taylor-v-united-states united-states-v-davis united-states-v-taylor writ-of-certiorari |
Whether the Court should grant Luong's petition for a writ of certiorari, vacate the Ninth Circuit's judgment, and remand for further proceedings in l… |
| 22-5440 |
Joseph Griego v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-08-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-analysis categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-united-states united-states-v-taylor |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 21-7714 |
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-04-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-analysis crime-of-violence federal-predicate federal-statute generic-definitions judicial-review predicate-offense state-law statutory-interpretation |
Whether categorical analysis of the predicate crime of violence for a 18 U.S.C. Section 924(c) offense allows a reviewing court to 'look through' the … |
| 21-1208 |
Eric Andrews v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2022-03-04 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-3582 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons first-step-act section-924(c) sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-7086 |
William L. Whitefield v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2022-02-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3582c1a 18-usc-924c compassionate-release criminal-law criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons mandatory-minimum sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-7088 |
Selbourne Waite v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-02-09 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting attempted-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-procedure eighth-amendment hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement |
Whether attempted Hobbs Act robbery and aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery are crimes of violence |
| 21-7093 |
Jameson LaForest, Robert Wesley Johnson, and Keith Marvel Walton v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-02-09 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-law due-process hobbs-act pinkerton-liability reconsider-pinkerton |
May a defendant be found guilty of a substantive offense based on Pinkerton liability where that offense was not an object of the alleged conspiracy? |
| 21-7035 |
Seville Williams v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2022-02-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3582c1a1 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-sentencing extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons first-step-act judicial-discretion sentence-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-6894 |
Arnoldo Alvarado v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-01-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-111 18-usc-924c borden-v-united-states constitutional-review criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
whether-alvarado's-conviction-qualifies-as-violent-crime |
| 21-6786 |
Semaji Warren v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2022-01-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-USC-3582(c) 18-usc-3582c1a1 18-USC-924(c) 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-law extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons first-step-act sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-6692 |
Alex D. Ramos v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2021-12-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3582c1a 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing extraordinary-circumstances federal-procedure sentence-reduction sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-905 |
Nathaniel Rimpson, III, Charles Scott, and Carl Buggs v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2021-12-20 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-3582c1a 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing extraordinary-circumstances federal-sentencing sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-6601 |
Austin Woods v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-12-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c co-conspirator conspiracy crime-of-violence pinkerton-liability statutory-interpretation substantive-offense |
Whether the Pinkerton theory of liability can be used to establish the 'crime of violence' element of an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense |
| 21-877 |
Ross Thacker v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2021-12-14 |
Denied |
|
18-usc-3582c1a 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons federal-procedure first-step-act sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-6232 |
Jason Stallcup v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-11-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Does completed Hobbs Act robbery qualify as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)? |
| 21-551 |
John J. Watford v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2021-10-14 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
18-usc-3582(c)(1)(a) 18-usc-924(c) 18-USC-924c circuit-split criminal-law extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons extraordinary-circumstances federal-sentencing sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown … |
| 21-5875 |
Kenneth J. Jackson, Jr. v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-10-04 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-sentencing de-novo-sentencing first-step-act retroactivity statutory-interpretation |
Whether the sentencing amendments to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) apply to a defendant at a post-Act resentencing hearing |
| 21-5829 |
Amar Taylor v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 2nd-amendment crime-of-violence criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process firearm-statute statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
Whether Petitioner's conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) remains valid in light of United Sta… |
| 21-5664 |
Maurice L. Ross v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2021-09-14 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c appellate-review attempted-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 924(c) |
| 21-5563 |
William Ferguson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-09-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-242 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure davis-ruling due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense section-924c statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether a defendant's convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) should be vacated |
| 21-5097 |
Johann Brito v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-07-15 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c attempted-crime circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery statutory-interpretation |
Is the attempted commission of an offense, like Hobbs Act robbery, automatically and categorically a crime of violence, whether or not the substantial… |
| 21-5112 |
David Starks v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-07-15 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c attempted-crime circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act statutory-interpretation |
Is the attempted commission of an offense, like Hobbs Act robbery, automatically and categorically a crime of violence, whether or not the substantial… |
| 21-5028 |
David Copes, aka David Henderson-Copes v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2021-07-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law hobbs-act predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a predicate crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 20-8372 |
Martez Howard v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-06-21 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c attempted-crime circuit-split crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act statutory-interpretation |
Is the attempted commission of an offense, like Hobbs Act robbery, automatically and categorically a crime of violence, whether or not the substantial… |
| 20-8295 |
Jose Antonio Martinez v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-06-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law rico rico-statute sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether substantive RICO is a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) |
| 20-8184 |
Ronald Centeno v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-06-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 5th-amendment 6th-amendment constructive-amendment mens-rea specific-intent |
whether-aiding-and-abetting-can-be-submitted-to-jury-when-not-charged |
| 20-7749 |
Eric Kamahele v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-04-14 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence due-process force-clause hobbs-act intangible-property reckless reckless-conduct statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)'s force clause |
| 20-7750 |
Kepa Maumau v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-04-14 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence due-process force-clause hobbs-act jury-instructions reckless reckless-conduct |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)'s 'force clause' |
| 20-7183 |
Shameke Walker v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-02-19 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c armed-career-criminal-act crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-criminal-procedure hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery identification-evidence jury-instruction plain-error violent-crime |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery constitutes a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 20-7126 |
Dominic Anthony Davis, et al. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-02-11 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting armed-bank-robbery circuit-split fact-based-harmless-error-review harmless-error jury-verdict modified-categorical-approach predicate-offense section-924c shepard-documents |
Where an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction rests on more than one possible predicate offense, the Shepard documents must conclusively establish that a jur… |
| 20-7081 |
Nijul Quadir Alexander v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2021-02-08 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c bank-robbery crime-of-violence element-clause general-intent intimidation sentencing-enhancement |
Did the Third Circuit err in holding that Federal Bank Robbery is a Crime of Violence under the Element Clause of 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3)(A) |
| 20-7024 |
Randy Macario Ancheta v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-02-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c certificate-of-appealability circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-sentencing due-process hobbs-act mandatory-minimum statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 20-6966 |
Charles Eloys Johnson, aka Adam White v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-01-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c appellate-review conspiracy crime-of-violence criminal-procedure hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery jury-instruction jury-instructions plain-error substantial-rights |
Whether an acknowledged instructional error requires reversal where a reviewing court cannot determine if the jury based its verdict on the legally er… |
| 20-6840 |
Frederick D. Darrington, Jr. v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-01-12 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause intimidation mens-rea physical-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether a crime that requires proof of 'intimidation' of the victim satisfies the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A), when the offense does n… |
| 20-6788 |
Brian Gene McCoy v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-01-08 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-law federal-crime-of-violence felony-definition firearm-statute person-of-another prenatal-conduct reckless-conduct statutory-interpretation voluntary-manslaughter |
Whether federal voluntary manslaughter qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 20-6428 |
Ronald Herron v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2020-11-24 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c advance-knowledge aiding-and-abetting criminal-conviction due-process firearm-conduct firearm-related-conduct jury-instruction residual-clause section-924c unconstitutional |
Did the second circuit err by affirming petitioner's 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) convictions |
| 20-6148 |
Smith Merinord v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-10-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 924(c)-statute brandishing criminal-justice-reform direct-appeal firearms-offense first-step-act hobbs-act sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Whether the First Step Act applies to cases pending on direct appeal at the time of its enactment |
| 20-6073 |
Desmond Littlejohn v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-10-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c certiorari-review civil-rights crimes-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-law fourth-amendment ninth-circuit sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits the government from using a person's prior convictions for a crime of violence as a basis to enhance the senten… |
| 20-5875 |
Terrence D. Marsh v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-10-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 6th-amendment criminal-procedure defense-right evidence firearm-prosecution firearms rosemond-precedent rosemond-v-united-states section-924c sixth-amendment statements-against-interest |
Whether the Court violated Rosemond v. United States, 572 U.S. 65 (2014), when finding Marsh had advance knowledge of the presence of a firearm in his… |
| 20-256 |
Zavian Munize Jordan v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-09-01 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-statute drug-trafficking firearm-possession predicate-crime statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether separate convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) require separate predicate crimes and separate acts of using, carrying, or possessing a firea… |
| 20-5144 |
Rykeith Andre Levatte v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-07-22 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting armed-career-criminal-act elements-clause hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement violent-felony |
Whether, categorically, aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery is a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act's (ACCA) elements clause, 18 U… |
| 19-8878 |
Frank Richardson v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-07-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c criminal-law first-step-act retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Whether Section 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 applies to defendants whose convictions and sentences remain pending on direct review |
| 19-8710 |
William Frazier v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-06-15 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute federal-criminal-law mens-rea statutory-interpretation |
whether-the-vicar-statute-is-subject-to-standard-rules-of-statutory-interpretation |
| 19-1282 |
Avery Terry v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-05-12 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-924c appeal-waiver constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-appeal-waiver due-process force-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery residual-clause sentencing statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-vagueness vagueness-doctrine violent-crime |
Whether the court of appeals erred in dismissing the appeal pursuant to an invalid appeal waiver |
| 19-8188 |
Anthony Wayne Hamilton v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-04-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence hobbs-act ninth-circuit-conflict physical-confrontation sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-florida |
Whether a Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 19-7780 |
Frank Harper v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-02-26 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-USC-924(c) 18-usc-924c carjacking-by-intimidation collateral-review consecutive-sentences criminal-procedure dean-v-united-states ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel Predicate-Offense retroactivity sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether Harper was denied effective assistance of counsel |
| 19-7569 |
Stanley Noel Ames v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-02-05 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924c bank-robbery carter-v-united-states crime-of-violence criminal-law-procedure federal-bank-robbery force-clause general-intent intent sentencing-standard specific-intent |
Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that federal bank robbery is a crime of violence under the force clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 19-7242 |
Bryan Whitehead v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-01-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 5th-amendment conviction conviction-and-sentence crime-of-violence due-process fifth-amendment jury-determination residual-clause sentence sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Petitioner was denied his Fifth Amendment right to due process of law by virtue of his conviction and sentence under the residual clause o… |
| 19-6530 |
Vincent Williams v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2019-11-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c 18-usc-924j concurrent-sentence-doctrine criminal-procedure davis davis-ruling davis-v-united-states habeas-corpus life-sentence life-sentences post-conviction post-conviction-relief section-2255 third-circuit |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals erred in denying Vincent Williams' habeas corpus/post-conviction petition based on the Supreme Court's ruli… |
| 19-6354 |
Brent Delvalen Blake v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-10-23 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924c bank-robbery categorical-approach certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-statute elements-clause federal-armed-bank-robbery intent physical-force vagueness vagueness-doctrine violent-crime |
Can reasonable jurists debate whether federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 9… |
| 19-6238 |
Brannon D. Taylor v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-10-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(A) 18-USC-924c categorical-approach contemporary-interpretation crime-of-violence elements-clause predicate-crime statutory-interpretation |
Whether courts must analyze the least of the acts historically criminalized under the predicate crime or a contemporary interpretation suffices to sat… |
| 19-6078 |
Terreall McDaniel v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-09-26 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c appeal armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure first-step-act retroactivity sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Does Section 403 of the First Step Act apply to a defendant when his appeal is still pending? |
| 19-5964 |
In Re Dwight Carter, Sr. |
|
2019-09-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c 2255-motion constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-2255-habeas-corpus davis-rule due-process habeas-corpus hobbs-act-robbery merits-analysis prima-facie-standard retroactivity second-or-successive-motion sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether Petitioner met his burden under 28 U.S.C. 2244(B)(3)(C) and 2255(h)(2) to file a second or successive 2255 based on United States v. Davis |
| 19-5793 |
Anton Jevon Alexander v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2019-09-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c bank-robbery constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process federal-statute residual-clause statutory-interpretation statutory-vagueness supreme-court-precedent underlying-crime vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Whether Alexander's 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction must be vacated in light of United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019) |
| 19-5631 |
Joe Fernandez v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-08-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c aider-and-abettor aider-and-abettor-liability aiding-and-abetting criminal-liability criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-error-analysis harmless-error jury-instruction rosemond-standard rosemond-v-united-states statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-evidence |
Whether the failure to give an instruction on aider and abetter liability for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) that comported with this Court's decis… |
| 19-5460 |
Jose Ortega v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-08-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-approach court-of-appeals criminal-law criminal-procedure grant-vacate-remand residual-clause section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand Mr. Ortega's case in light of United States v. Davis |
| 19-5450 |
Paul Suarez v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-08-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c appeal conviction criminal-conviction criminal-procedure drug-trafficking firearm-offense jury-unanimity law-of-the-case legal-sufficiency manifest-injustice sufficiency-of-evidence |
Did the panel err by holding that the 'law of the case' governed its decision in holding that the evidence was legally sufficient to sustain the petit… |
| 19-5392 |
Kurt J. Myrie v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-30 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-371 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-retroactivity due-process federal-conspiracy retroactivity violent-crime |
Does the ruling in United States v. Davis apply retroactively to defendants raising motions to vacate their § 924(c) convictions? |
| 19-5401 |
Thomas Lewis v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-371 18-usc-924c ambiguous-record circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-procedure-retroactivity due-process federal-conspiracy mandatory-sentencing retroactive-invalidation retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Does this Court's ruling in United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019) apply retroactively to defendant's raising motions to vacate their sentence… |
| 19-5308 |
Oscar Minaya v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-07-25 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c civil-rights conviction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-statute residual-clause sentence sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis void-for-vagueness |
Whether the residual clause at 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is void for vagueness |
| 19-5267 |
Michael St. Hubert v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-23 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (6)IFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process eleventh-circuit first-step-act habeas-corpus pending-on-direct-review preclusion pro-se section-2255 successive-2255-motion successive-motion successive-petitions |
Is a criminal defendant's right to Due Process violated by the Eleventh Circuit's rule affording binding force and preclusive effect to a prior panel'… |
| 19-5261 |
Jorge Baez v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c certificate-of-appealability conviction criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process due-process,vagueness,18-usc-924(c),criminal-proce eleventh-circuit habeas-corpus statutory-vagueness united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether Petitioner is entitled to relief on his claim that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague and therefore his conviction under 18 … |
| 19-5172 |
Jesus Hilario-Bello v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-07-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence due-process economic-loss fair-trial hobbs-act intangible-asset judicial-intervention physical-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) because it can be committed without using physical force, by causing the … |
| 19-5183 |
Miguel Grado v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-procedure criminal-statute drug-trafficking due-process firearm-use firearms multiple-offenses sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) for using a firearm to further a crime of violence or drug-trafficking crime may rest on more than one u… |
| 18-9793 |
Timothy Dale Gould v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-06-27 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-approach criminal-law divisibility statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Is 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) divisible for purposes of categorical analysis? |
| 18-9808 |
Manuel Reyes v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-06-26 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924(c)(3)(B) 18-usc-924c certificate-of-appealability circuit-precedent conviction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-procedure federal-statute statutory-vagueness vagueness |
Whether Petitioner is entitled to relief on his claim that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague and his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 9… |
| 18-9782 |
Carlous Lindell Daily v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-06-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-USC-924(c)(3)(B) 18-usc-924c constitutional-rights crime-of-violence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel Johnson johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states resentencing sentencing sentencing-error statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum USSG-4B1.2 |
Whether the lower court(s) erred in concluding that petitioner did not suffer ineffective assistance of counsel |
| 18-9368 |
Antonio Dean Blackstone v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 2255-motion criminal-procedure-sentencing due-process johnson-decision johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit residual-clause section-2255 section-924c timeliness-standard united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-9344 |
Samuel J. Yarber v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-05-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-922g 18-usc-924c 21-usc-841a conviction-grouping criminal-statute federal-courts federal-law grouping judicial-interpretation sentencing-guidelines united-states-code |
Whether counts of conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) should be grouped under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, U.S.S.G.… |
| 18-9325 |
Davion L. Jefferson v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-05-17 |
GVR |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c constitutional-rights crime-of-violence directed-verdict due-process jury-trial jury-trial-clause sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation |
Whether the district court violated the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause and the Sixth Amendment's Jury Trial Clause by directing a verdict on 18 … |
| 18-9063 |
Tyrone Leonard James v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-05-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553 18-usc-3584 18-usc-924c 18-usc-924c3b certificate-of-appealability concurrent-sentences concurrent-sentences,federal-sentencing,state-sent Does the Supreme Court's grant of writ of certiora federal-criminal-procedure federal-sentencing judicial-consideration sentencing-discretion sentencing-factors state-sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-rule-10 third-circuit unrelated-crimes vagueness |
Whether a district court's finding that a state crime and federal crime were unrelated is sufficient, in itself, to satisfy its obligation under 18 U.… |
| 18-9064 |
Adonijah Lindsay v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2019-05-01 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
§-2255-motion §-924(c)-conviction 18-usc-924c 18-usc-924c3b certificate-of-appealability supreme-court-rule-10 third-circuit vagueness writ-of-certiorari |
Does the Supreme Court's grant of writ of certiorari on the same question of law establish a per se ground for obtaining a certificate of appealabilit… |
| 18-8642 |
DeJuan Leshae Hill v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-04-01 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924c 28-usc-2255 2nd-amendment 2nd-amendment-rights certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process federal-jurisdiction firearm-offense habeas-corpus hobbs-act post-conviction-relief sentencing tenth-circuit unconstitutionality |
Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in failing to address the unconstitutionality of use and carry of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offenses, in rela… |
| 18-8603 |
Gralyn Leon White v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-03-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting brandishing consecutive-sentences criminal-law due-process fifth-circuit first-step-act hobbs-act united-states-v-lewis |
Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err by failing to apply the holdings of United States v. Lewis, 907 F.3d 891, 894-95 (5 Cir. 2018) to Hobbs Act… |
| 18-8327 |
Robert Nathan Alm v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924c bank-robbery categorical-approach court-of-appeals criminal-law federal-bank-robbery federal-crime intimidation legal-interpretation specific-intent statutory-construction statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-the-evidence |
Can the courts of appeals define the crime of federal bank robbery differently for purposes of a sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge than for a cate… |
| 18-8329 |
Aristides Duartez, Jr., aka Aristedes Duartez, Jr. v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-03-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the elements cause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(A) |
| 18-8311 |
Ademolla Wahhed Adeyemi, Jr. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924c bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery general-intent-crime sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation violent-physical-force |
Can federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) be a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) or U.S.S.G. § … |
| 18-8281 |
Michael Torres v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 18-usc-924c bank-robbery carter-v-united-states circuit-split crime-of-violence crimes-of-violence criminal-intent criminal-law intimidation-statute leocal-v-ashcroft reasonable-doubt statutory-interpretation |
Did the Court in Carter v. United States add an additional layer of proof to 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) such that the government must now prove beyond a reas… |
| 18-8266 |
Tamim Abdul-Samad, aka Tamin Abdul-Samad, aka Brandon Harris v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 924(c) bank-robbery career-offender categorical-approach courts-of-appeals criminal-law federal-bank-robbery federal-crime intimidation legal-definition statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-evidence |
Can the courts of appeals define the crime of federal bank robbery differently for purposes of a sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge than for a cate… |
| 18-8076 |
Elijah Loren Arthur, Sr. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-02-22 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-1 18-usc-16 18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Does 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) define one or two crimes? |
| 18-8040 |
Quinton Bannister v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-02-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence dimaya-standard due-process elements-clause johnson-doctrine johnson-v-united-states ovalles-v-united-states section-924c sessions-v-dimaya |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in denying a certificate of appealability by relying on Ovalles v. United States |
| 18-8042 |
Aaron Maurice Blaylock, aka Stephan Blaylock v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-02-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-U.S.C-924(c)(3)(B) 18-usc-924(c)(3)(B) 18-usc-924c 28-usc-2255 certificate-of-appealability constitutional-challenge due-process habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states motion-to-vacate residual-clause unconstitutional |
Should a certificate of appealability have issued after the district court denied as untimely a 28-U.S.C-2255-motion |
| 18-8055 |
Kevin Ventura v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-02-21 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey apprendi-violation circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process jury-consideration jury-instructions jury-trial mandatory-minimum sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Is Mr. Ventura is serving two life sentences imposed in violation of Apprendi v. New Jersey? |
| 18-7609 |
Merlin Alston v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-01-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 18-usc-926b criminal-law-enforcement-officer-exemption criminal-procedure drug-trafficking due-process firearm-possession firearms law-enforcement sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Is the conviction of a local police officer, required to carry a service pistol when off duty, excluded from prosecution for violating 18 U.S.C. 924(c… |
| 18-7470 |
Carl Lee Williams v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-01-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-2119 18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924c carjacking categorical-approach crimes-of-violence criminal-law federal-carjacking intimidation physical-force residual-clause sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-united-states vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Whether federal carjacking by way of intimidation is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A)'s force clause |
| 18-7387 |
James Dennis Lenihan, III v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-01-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 18-usc-924c3a carjacking crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-jurisdiction federal-offense force-clause statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether the federal offense of carjacking, as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 2119, categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(… |
| 18-7287 |
Lamont LaPrade v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2019-01-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c appeal collateral-attack crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process firearm-offense predicate-offense sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Whether the government must show a connection between the predicate offense and the crime of violence for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 18-7036 |
Frank Richardson v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2018-12-14 |
GVR |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-16b 18-usc-924c aiding-and-abetting categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery modified-categorical-approach statutory-interpretation vagueness-doctrine void-for-vagueness |
Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-6914 |
Daniel Rojas v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-12-06 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law force hobbs-act johnson-v-united-states physical-force section-2255 section-924c sentencing violent-crime |
What amount of force satisfies the definition of 'physical force' under Johnson v. United States? |
| 18-6809 |
Desmond Camp v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2018-11-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-analysis constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act Hobbs-Act-robbery physical-violence residual-clause sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation vagueness |
May Hobbs Act robbery serve as a crime of violence for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 18-6798 |
Elvin Hill v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2018-11-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law hobbs-act-robbery intangible-property physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-force |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery, which can be committed by causing the victim to fear economic loss to an intangible asset, categorically qualifies as a cri… |
| 18-6574 |
Curtis D. Hall v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-11-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924c bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence firearm-use sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation taylor-v-united-states |
Whether the categorical approach applies in cases where the defendant was also convicted of using a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) |
| 18-6569 |
Mark Lee Murray v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-11-05 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c 18-usc-924c3b categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process johnson-retroactivity johnson-v-united-states mandatory-consecutive-sentence residual-clause retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Whether Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), retroactively invalidates the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) |
| 18-6346 |
Mark A. Dubarry v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-10-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951(b) 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence economic-harm federal-criminal-law force-clause hobbs-act robbery sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a 'crime of violence' under the 'force clause' of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 18-6302 |
Francisco Melgar-Cabrera v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-10-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure federal-criminal-law hobbs-act predicate-felony predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation tenth-circuit |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 18-6232 |
Dion Dakota Johnson v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-10-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-approach categorical-approach-18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation third-circuit vagueness |
Does the categorical approach apply in determining whether an offense is a crime of violence' for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)? |
| 18-5808 |
Rafael Angel Rondon v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-08-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924c 6th-amendment constitutional-law crimes-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process federal-law jury-instructions residual-clause sentencing sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent violent-crime |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit's 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) pattern jury instruction violates the Sixth Amendment |
| 18-5655 |
Cory D. Foster v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-08-20 |
Denied |
IFP |
a question that has split the circuits 10-1 18-usc-924c categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-courts federal-criminal-provision federal-sentencing sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-definition statutory-interpretation |
Whether the categorical approach applies in determining whether an offense is a 'crime of violence' supporting conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
| 18-5293 |
George Anthony Autobee v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-07-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 28-usc-2255 armed-bank-robbery constitutional-challenge crime-of-violence felony-force-clause johnson-v-united-states residual-clause section-2255 statutory-interpretation timeliness |
Whether Mr. Autobee's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging the constitutionality of the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) was timely |
| 18-5147 |
Edward Nathan Wing v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-07-06 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924(c) 18-usc-924c 28-usc-2255 crime-of-violence habeas-corpus-review johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity timeliness |
Whether Mr. Wing's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging the constitutionality of the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) was timely because it was fi… |
| 18-5083 |
Rahman Fulton v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-07-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process extortion force-clause mathis-v-united-states mens-rea residual-clause statutory-interpretation |
Whether the federal bank robbery statute requires a knowing or intentional mens rea, and whether the 'force' clause of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A) applies … |
| 18-5041 |
Louis Robinson v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-06-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-law-procedure criminal-statute due-process johnson-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Whether § 924(c)'s residual clause, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B), is unconstitutionally vague after Johnson v. United States and Sessions v. Dimaya |
| 18-5061 |
Travis Horne v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-06-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-16b 18-usc-924c appealability circuit-split constitutional-vagueness criminal-law criminal-law-procedure criminal-statute due-process force-definition johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sessions-v-dimaya vagueness vagueness-doctrine violent-crime |
Whether § 924(c)'s residual clause, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B), is unconstitutionally vague after Johnson v. United States, 1385 S. Ct. 2551 (2015) and … |