| 24-5042 |
Carlos Emanuel Kinard v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-07-10 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924 assault-definition circuit-split crime-of-violence federal-criminal-law mens-rea racketeering-enterprise vicar-statute |
If the state or federal crime incorporated into an 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3) conviction categorially does not meet the 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) definition of a… |
| 23-7014 |
Stanley Ford v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-03-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act mandatory-minimum physical-force statutory-interpretation |
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 clau… |
| 23-918 |
Ranito Allen v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2024-02-26 |
Denied |
Relisted (2) |
18-usc-924 actus-reus criminal-law federal-criminal-statute mens-rea omission-liability physical-force sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether an offense that can be committed through omission or inaction can qualify as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) |
| 23-6770 |
Juan Carlos Burns v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-02-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1 18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law federal-sentencing second-degree-murder sentencing-enhancement statutory-definition statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Does second-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1 categorically qualify as a 'crime of violence' within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A)? |
| 23-6751 |
Delon Joseph Adams v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-02-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 concurrent-sentence concurrent-sentences criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-criminal-procedure federal-statute firearm-offense sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. Section 924(c)(1)(D)Gi) precludes a sentencing court from imposing a sentence for a Section 924(c) firearm offense partially concurr… |
| 23-6514 |
Tiffany Janis v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-01-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1 18-usc-924 criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-criminal-law federal-murder-statute force-clause sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether federal second-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1(a) qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the force clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(… |
| 23-6397 |
Jaime Rivera v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2023-12-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-statute force physical-force physical-inaction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a crime of physical inaction ever 'has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or propert… |
| 23-685 |
Devaughn Dorsey v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-12-26 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-1512 18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause firearm-use firearms sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation witness-tampering |
Whether Petitioner's conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence must be vacated because the predicate conviction for witness tampering,… |
| 23-6039 |
Selbourne Waite v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2023-11-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act rule-of-lenity sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether aiding and abetting a Hobbs Act robbery falls outside the definition of a 'crime of violence' |
| 23-5168 |
Isaac Silversmith v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-07-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 8-usc-1 certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law ninth-circuit second-degree-murder statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that second-degree murder is a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) |
| 22-7763 |
Michael Aaron Stuker v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-06-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1512 18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation threat-of-force witness-tampering |
Whether witness tampering under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(2)(A) is a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 22-7606 |
Yvette Crystal Wade v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-05-22 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act physical-force sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951 is a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) |
| 22-7276 |
Antonio Demond Baker v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-04-13 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits felon-in-possession police-power second-amendment statutory-interpretation |
Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)) |
| 22-6569 |
Charles Heard v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-01-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 9th-circuit california-law categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause implied-malice ninth-circuit second-degree-murder statutory-interpretation |
Does a VICAR murder conviction based on California second-degree murder constitute a crime of violence? |
| 22-5637 |
Dwayne Stone v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-09-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 circuit-split criminal-law elements-clause federal-statute force physical-force physical-inaction statutory-interpretation |
Whether crimes of physical inaction have 'as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of … |
| 22-5549 |
Emmanuel Maxime v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2022-09-12 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 28-usc-2255 cause-exception circuit-split constitutional-vagueness habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states procedural-default residual-clause |
Whether Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015), establishes 'cause' to excuse procedurally defaulted 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claims that are predica… |
| 22-5170 |
Cristian Serrano-Delgado v. United States |
First Circuit |
2022-07-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting conspiracy crime-of-violence davis-v-united-states hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery jury-instructions pinkerton-doctrine pinkerton-liability section-924c |
Can a valid Section 924(c) conviction be based on jury findings that may have been based on Hobbs Act conspiracy, Pinkerton Hobbs Act conspiracy, and … |
| 21-8199 |
Yuri Chachanko, et al. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-06-22 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery predicate-crime predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation vacatur |
Whether the Defendants' convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) must be vacated because Hobbs Act robbery based on an aiding and abetting t… |
| 21-8062 |
Bryant Love v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2022-06-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing modified-categorical-approach sentencing-enhancement state-supreme-court statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
When applying the categorical and modified categorical approach sentencing courts are instructed to use a state's statutory definition to determine if… |
| 21-7520 |
Isaiah Wilson v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-04-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 2nd-amendment burglary-statute career-offender civil-rights crime-of-violence due-process federal-sentencing free-speech sentencing-guidelines standing statutory-interpretation |
Whether the court should exercise its discretion under Romer v. Evans to resolve a circuit split amongst the sister circuits regarding New Jersey's th… |
| 21-6646 |
Pedro Alvarado v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2021-12-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-111 18-usc-924 borden-v-united-states consent-search criminal-conviction criminal-law fourth-amendment ruse-search statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether Alvarado's conviction qualifies as a violent crime |
| 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)? |
| 21-6071 |
Aldridge Robinson, et al. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-10-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute federal-criminal-procedure hobbs-act section-1951 section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether Hobbs Act Robbery is a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8) |
| 21-5650 |
Carl Richard Samson v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-09-13 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 attempted-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether attempted Hobbs Act robbery is a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 21-386 |
Andre Barnaby, et al. v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-09 |
GVR |
Relisted (2) |
18-usc-924 attempted-robbery circuit-split crime-of-violence hobbs-act section-924c sentencing sentencing-enhancement |
Whether attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act qualifies as a 'crime of violence' |
| 21-5586 |
Tyrone Simmons v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-07 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law federal-criminal-procedure hobbs-act motion-to-vacate sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether attempted Hobbs Act robbery meets the definition of 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3)(A) |
| 21-5462 |
James Michael Kerns v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-08-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-16 18-usc-924 constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence plea-bargaining plea-validity sentencing-challenge sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
Whether Count 3 conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924 is valid given the unconstitutionality of the predicate crime of violence in Count 2 |
| 21-5326 |
Juan Marquis Holiday v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-08-09 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 attempted-crime attempted-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A)'s definition of 'crime of violence' excludes attempted Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a) |
| 20-7394 |
Joaquin Ramos De La Cruz v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2021-03-09 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach circuit-split divisibility felon-in-possession guilty-plea knowledge-requirement sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation structural-error |
Is it structural error when a defendant pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon without being advised that one element is knowledge of his s… |
| 20-7286 |
Kashus Davis v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-03-01 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act controlled-substance criminal-law criminal-procedure mens-rea serious-drug-offense statutory-interpretation |
Whether the drug conduct in the Armed Career Criminal Act's 'serious drug offense' definition in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) requires knowledge of th… |
| 20-7244 |
Melvin Landry, Jr. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-02-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 appellate-review crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery as defined by Title 18 U.S.C. §1951(b)(1) is a 'crime of violence' within the meaning of Title 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(a) |
| 20-6742 |
Edward Davis v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2020-12-31 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis violent-crime |
Whether petitioner's argument under United States v. Davis, 139 S.Ct. 2319 (2019), deserves closer scrutiny |
| 20-6622 |
Devon Mitchell v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-12-15 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-robbery bank-robbery crimes-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law ninth-circuit statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that bank robbery and armed bank robbery are 'crimes of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)? |
| 20-6212 |
Carlos Miguel Perez v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-11-05 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 circuit-split criminal-procedure felon-in-possession plain-error-review rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation |
Whether a defendant's conviction for felon-in-possession can be affirmed despite failure to prove knowledge of prohibited status |
| 20-550 |
Heon Jong Yoo, aka Hank Yoo v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-10-28 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-924 atf-form-4473 federal-firearms-licensee firearms-licensee firearms-transfer jurisdictional-fact national-of-the-united-states national-status statutory-offense |
Are the instructions on an ATF Form 4473 evidence of a jurisdictional fact such that the jurisdictional element of the statutory offense found at 18 U… |
| 20-5871 |
Derrick Lenard Smith v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-10-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 attempt bodily-injury borden-v-united-states criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-statute federal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(8)(A) includes all offenses that require an attempt to inflict bodily injury? |
| 20-5396 |
Austin Peterson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-08-18 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-armed-bank-robbery federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether federal armed bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) qualifies as a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(… |
| 20-5347 |
Bakari McCant v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-08-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 attempt crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-statute hobbs-act statutory-interpretation violent-force |
Whether an attempt to commit an offense that has as an element of the use of physical, violent force categorically qualifies itself as 'a crime of vio… |
| 20-5252 |
Garry Grace v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-08-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process firearm-offense knowingly-element mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states status-elements statutory-interpretation |
Whether Mr. Grace was illegally charged with, and unknowingly convicted of, a crime that was not an offense against the United States |
| 20-5245 |
Victor John Walker v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-08-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act attempt attempted-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether an attempt to commit an offense that has as an element the use of physical, violent force categorically qualifies itself as 'a crime of violen… |
| 20-5184 |
Richard Brian Williams v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-07-27 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-charging criminal-procedure indictment indictment-error prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-provision statutory-interpretation |
Whether sentencing Mr. Williams under the ACCA was error |
| 19-8570 |
Yamil M. Vega v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-05-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 28-usc-2244 crime-of-violence due-process eleventh-circuit hobbs-act-robbery legal-precedent panel-decision procedural-constraints statutory-mandate |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit exceeds its statutory mandate |
| 19-8273 |
Deonday Evans v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-04-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 commerce-clause commerce-nexus criminal-procedure exclusionary-rule federalism federalism-principles fourth-amendment search-warrant sentencing-guidelines standing |
Whether federalism principles require reinterpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and 18 U.S.C. § 924 to require a more meaningful commerce nexus |
| 19-8053 |
Daniel Rodriguez v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-03-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting crime-of-violence economic-harm federal-criminal-law hobbs-act property-rights sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b) is categorically a 'crime of violence' as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 19-8043 |
Christopher Lamont Steward v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-03-18 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 924(c)-conviction categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act predicate-offense statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), is categorically a 'crime of violence' that may serve as a predicate offense under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(… |
| 19-7999 |
Christopher Parker v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-03-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery constitutional-challenge crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-armed-bank-robbery federal-criminal-law statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Is federal armed bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (d) categorically a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) w… |
| 19-7879 |
Luis D. Rivera-Carrasquillo, et al. v. United States |
First Circuit |
2020-03-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924 categorical-approach crime-of-violence first-degree-murder penal-code plain-error puerto-rico-penal-code racketeering sentencing-enhancement violent-crimes-in-aid-of-racketeering |
Is first degree murder under the 2004 Puerto Rico Penal Code a 'crime of violence' for the purpose of 18 U.S.C. § 924(j)? |
| 19-7567 |
Richard Ben v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-02-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2111 18-usc-924 2nd-amendment crime-of-violence criminal-law dimaya-decision dimaya-vs-sessions due-process firearm-brandishing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states johnson-vs-united-states sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent |
Whether Mr. Ben's conviction for brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence should be vacated |
| 19-7504 |
Verdell Marcel Brooks v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-01-31 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-offense mens-rea recklessness statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether a criminal offense that can be committed with a mens rea of recklessness can qualify as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act… |
| 19-7458 |
Kaleb Jermaine Myers v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2020-01-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 categorical-approach certificate-of-appealability circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-courts federal-criminal-law hobbs-act legal-standard statutory-interpretation |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) |
| 19-7434 |
Andrea Zambrano v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-01-27 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c3b carjacking-statute crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process elements-clause residual-clause retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), retroactively invalidates the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) |
| 19-7320 |
Jurden Rogers v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-01-17 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 18-usc-924c3a armed-career-criminal-act bank-robbery bank-robbery-18-usc-2113 circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause intimidation physical-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether bank robbery (18 U.S.C. § 2113) qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 19-7326 |
Jimmy Lee Allred v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-01-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1513 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act bodily-injury categorical-approach modified-categorical-approach taylor-v-united-states violent-felony violent-force witness-retaliation |
when-to-use-categorical-approach |
| 19-7072 |
Tyrone Walker v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-12-27 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) actual-or-threatened-force crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-jurisdiction hobbs-act physical-force property-crime property-rights sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-united-states |
Whether the substantive offense of Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a 'crime of violence' for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 19-7078 |
Braun Nathan Thompson v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-12-27 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 aggravated-robbery armed-robbery-statute criminal-law criminal-procedure elements-clause federal-sentencing firearms-offense minnesota-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether aggravated robbery under Minnesota law is a violent felony within the scope of the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. §924(e)(2)(b)(i) |
| 19-7079 |
Bryan Mark Johnson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-12-27 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 armed-bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause intent intentional-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether federal armed bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) can be a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) … |
| 19-7038 |
Angela Maxine Lee v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-12-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 3553-a-factors 3553a-factors appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reasonableness standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness |
Whether the above-Guidelines 84-month sentence ordered by the district court is substantively unreasonable under the § 3553(a) factors |
| 19-6832 |
James Henry Lacy, Jr. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-12-03 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery career-offender career-offender-guideline categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines timeliness |
Whether a § 2255 motion filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, claiming that Johnson invalidates the residual clause of the pre-Booker car… |
| 19-6586 |
Shane Inghels v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-11-12 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach controlled-substance criminal-statute divisibility indiana-code indiana-code-35-48-4-1.1 serious-drug-offense statutory-interpretation |
Whether a conviction for dealing in methamphetamine under Indiana Code § 35-48-4-1.1 is improperly considered a 'serious drug offense' under the Armed… |
| 19-6504 |
Franklin Roosevelt McGee v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2019-11-06 |
GVR |
Relisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-offense mens-rea recklessness statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether a criminal offense that can be committed with a mens rea of recklessness qualifies as a 'violent felony' for purposes of the Armed Career Crim… |
| 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… |
| 19-6309 |
Charles Benton Bagwell v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-10-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 armed-bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-armed-bank-robbery intentional-force intentional-use-of-force statutory-interpretation |
Whether federal armed bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) can be a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) … |
| 19-6278 |
Kenneth Lyle Spangle v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-10-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 arbitrary-and-capricious bank-robbery categorical-approach certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence due-process federal-bank-robbery fifth-amendment meaningful-review |
Whether the Circuit's decision to deny a certificate of appealability without any analysis or explanation for its decision at all was so arbitrary and… |
| 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… |
| 19-6131 |
Derrick Estell v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-10-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 bodily-harm crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-offense due-process federal-criminal-law negligence sentencing statutory-interpretation threat-of-bodily-harm unintentional |
Can a criminal offense that involves as an element an unintentionally or negligently communicated threat of bodily harm qualify as a 'crime of violenc… |
| 19-6108 |
Corey Kidd v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-10-01 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 aiding-and-abetting controlled-substances crime-of-violence criminal-law physical-force robbery statutory-interpretation |
Whether aiding and abetting robbery of controlled substances qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) |
| 19-6062 |
Priscilla Daydee Valdez v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-09-25 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924d 21-usc-853 28-usc-2461 28-usc-2461c ammunition civil-forfeiture criminal-forfeiture firearms firearms-offense procedural-law statutory-interpretation substitute-assets |
May a defendant be required to forfeit substitute property in lieu of the firearms and ammunition subject to forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)? |
| 19-5976 |
Marquise Travon Dedmon v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-09-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
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), where the off… |
| 19-5623 |
Deshawn Legrier v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-08-16 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 criminal-indictment criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction firearms firearms-possession indictment knowingly-element rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction |
Whether the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction where the indictment for violating § 922(g)(1) did not charge the defendant with any off… |
| 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 |
| 19-5194 |
Edward Hector v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
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), where the off… |
| 19-5124 |
Arthur Durham v. United States |
First Circuit |
2019-07-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process economic-harm federal-sentencing force-clause hobbs-act johnson-v-united-states retroactivity statutory-interpretation violent-crime welch-v-united-states |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 19-5078 |
Jamie Neil Capalbo v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-offense elements-clause mens-rea physical-force reckless-mens-rea statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether a criminal offense with a reckless mens rea qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act |
| 19-5061 |
Akeem Young v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 categorical-approach constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-conspiracy criminal-law criminal-law-procedure fifth-amendment hobbs-act statutory-interpretation |
Whether the least culpable means of committing a violation under 18 U.S.C. 1951 qualify as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B) |
| 19-5063 |
Jose Thomas Barriera-Vera v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) armed-bank-robbery armed-robbery attempted-armed-robbery attempted-crime criminal-law criminal-statute person-or-property physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether attempted armed bank robbery (18 U.S.C. § 2113) has as an element 'the use .. . of physical force against the person or property of another,' … |
| 18-9696 |
Jerry Louis Hughes v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-06-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
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)(3)(A) or U.S.S.G. § … |
| 18-9432 |
Joseph Frank Rowe v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
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)(3)(A) or U.S.S.G. § … |
| 18-9467 |
Koran McKinley Allen v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-2113a-d 18-usc-924 18-usc-924c3a bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-bank-robbery physical-force sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
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)(3)(A) or U.S.S.G. § … |
| 18-9469 |
Paul Melvin Watson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-4a1.2 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-bank-robbery sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation u-s-s-g-4a1-2 |
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. § … |
| 18-9424 |
Lamar Eady, Jr. v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-05-24 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
18-usc-922 18-usc-924 appellate-review criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law federal-statute felon-in-possession knowingly legal-elements mens-rea possession rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment status statutory-interpretation |
Does the 'knowingly' provision of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) apply to both the possession and status elements of a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) crime? |
| 18-9360 |
Lazaro Veliz v. John V. Flournoy, Warden |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-05-21 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 circuit-split criminal-law criminal-statute due-process first-step-act johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactive-application sentencing sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court void-for-vagueness |
Whether the residual clause in 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3)(B) is void for vagueness |
| 18-9323 |
Donald Duhart v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-05-17 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process federal-statute sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Is the residual clause definition of 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague? |
| 18-9302 |
Xing Lin v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-05-16 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924 appellate-procedure constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process federal-statute residual-clause sentencing statutory-interpretation void-for-vagueness |
Is the residual clause at 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) void for vagueness? |
| 18-1434 |
United States v. Pablo Lovo and Joel Sorto |
District of Columbia |
2019-05-15 |
Denied |
|
18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-law federal-criminal-prosecution federal-jurisdiction firearms hobbs-act statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine void-for-vagueness |
Whether the subsection-specific definition of crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-9244 |
Danny Herrera v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-05-13 |
GVR |
IFP |
and whether a conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robb 18-usc-924 conspiracy constitutional-challenge constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery residual-clause sessions-v-dimaya statutory-vagueness vagueness |
Whether the residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-9185 |
Bobby Martin v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-05-08 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-16 18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process residual-clause sentencing sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent void-for-vagueness |
Whether reasonable jurists could debate whether Sessions v. Dimaya and Johnson v United States invalidated the residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3… |
| 18-8619 |
In Re Derrell L. Gilchrist |
|
2019-03-29 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924 criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process first-step-act habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice section-2241 section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation |
Can petitioner seek relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241 to address clarification of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(C) in the First Step Act of 2018? |
| 18-8333 |
Jorge Sosa v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-03-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1959 18-usc-924 criminal-law due-process racketeering racketeering-enterprise statutory-interpretation vagueness violent-crime violent-crime-in-aid-of-racketeering |
Whether a VICAR conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a) can be sustained when a gang member commits a violent act that is unrelated to the racketeering e… |
| 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) |
| 18-8281 |
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… |
| 18-8245 |
Gary Casdell Fite v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 armed-bank-robbery bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-bank-robbery general-intent general-intent-crime section-2255 sentencing-enhancement |
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)(3)(A), where the off… |
| 18-8068 |
Frankie Hill, Jr. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-02-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c) bank-robbery categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-bank-robbery federal-crime intimidation legal-interpretation specific-intent statutory-construction 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… |
| 18-8025 |
Michael St. Hubert v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-02-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(B) constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process first-step-act johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation unconstitutionally-vague vagueness |
Is the definition of 'crime of violence' in the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague? |
| 18-7996 |
Emory Watkins v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-02-15 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 circuit-split crime-of-violence due-process hobbs-act hobbs-act-conspiracy residual-clause statutory-interpretation void-for-vagueness |
Whether the residual clause at 18 USC Sec. 924 (c) (3) (B) is void for vagueness |
| 18-7984 |
James Scott Ervin v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-02-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fourth-circuit north-carolina statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals violate the Petitioner's rights to due-process by not following this Court's prior holdings, when it determine… |
| 18-7918 |
Rutilio Hernandez v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-02-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553 18-usc-3553(a) 18-usc-3553a 18-usc-924 abuse-of-discretion constitutional-law criminal-procedure district-court district-court-discretion sentence-reduction sentencing-error sentencing-guidelines statutory-directive statutory-interpretation substantive-error sufficient-but-not-greater-than-necessary |
Whether the District Court Committed substantive error when failed to impose a sentence that was sufficient but not greater than necessary to comply w… |
| 18-7784 |
Liston David, aka Liston Oswanio David, aka Smiley, aka Seal A. v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-02-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery categorical-approach civil-rights crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process elements-clause federal-bank-robbery federal-criminal-law statutory-interpretation |
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)(3)(A), where the off… |
| 18-7712 |
Andre Mims v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-02-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 certificate-of-appealability circuit-precedent constitutional-interpretation crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process hobbs-act-robbery johnson-v-united-states sessions-v-dimaya statutory-vagueness vagueness |
Is the definition of 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague? |
| 18-989 |
United States v. Marvin Lewis |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-01-29 |
Denied |
Response RequestedRelisted (3) |
18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-prosecution federal-jurisdiction federal-prosecution firearm-offense firearms statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
Whether the subsection-specific definition of 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-7500 |
Clay O'Brien Mann v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-01-22 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-113 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act assault crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause firearm-discharge mens-rea recklessness violent-crime |
Whether a felony offense with a recklessness mens rea, such as reckless driving while intoxicated, satisfies the requirements of the elements clauses … |
| 18-7166 |
Gerard Mann v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-12-21 |
GVR |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process johnson-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent vagueness-doctrine |
Whether the definition of 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-6612 |
James Pinkney v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2018-11-08 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924e2bi armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach force illinois-robbery-statute statutory-interpretation stokeling-v-united-states use-of-force violent-felony |
Whether the Illinois robbery statute categorically requires the use of force called for by this Court so as to qualify as a 'violent felony' under the… |
| 18-6547 |
Christopher Brooks v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-11-01 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-offense elements-clause mens-rea physical-force reckless-mens-rea statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether a criminal offense with a reckless mens rea qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act |
| 18-6360 |
Jocelyn Faurisma v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-10-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 armed-bank-robbery constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law johnson-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation violent-crime |
Whether armed bank robbery is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3) |
| 18-6009 |
Emile Myrthil v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-09-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-16 18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(B) attempt attempt-liability attempted-offense categorical-approach constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-statute intent-element sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya vagueness vagueness-doctrine violent-force |
Is 'crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague? |
| 18-5866 |
Nathan Mosley v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-09-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1951 18-usc-924 categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law hobbs-act physical-force sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether a conviction under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. 1951 qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 18-5445 |
Jason Lee Pyles v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2018-08-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 aggravated-assault arkansas-statute armed-career-criminal categorical-approach due-process eighth-circuit johnson-standard johnson-v-united-states johnson-v-united-states-2015 physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Whether Arkansas aggravated assault on a family or household member qualifies as a violent felony under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i), and whether the s… |
| 18-5298 |
Reuben Stewart v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2018-07-23 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-922g 18-usc-924 18-usc-924e2bii 8th-amendment aggravated-assault criminal-law due-process johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states means-rea mens-rea recklessness sentencing statutory-interpretation violent-felony |
Does a prior conviction predicated on a mens rea of recklessness qualify as a violent felony under 18 U.S.C. section 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) in light of John… |
| 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 … |