Hobbs-Act-robbery

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-7797 Nicholas Brodigan v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-06-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a aiding-and-abetting categorical-analysis criminal-liability force-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery statutory-elements Whether Circuits have failed to apply categorical analysis to aiding and abetting and Hobbs Act robbery's distinct elements, which do not meet the req…
23-7298 Jonathan Wayne Daniels v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2024-04-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process eyewitness-identification hobbs-act-robbery jury-instruction jury-instructions suggestive-identification suggestive-procedure third-circuit Whether petitioner's jury was adequately 'warn[ed] to take care in appraising identification evidence,' in accordance with due process, where his jury…
23A120 Edward Eugene Robinson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-10 Presumed Complete 924(c) attempted-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence hobbs-act-robbery rule-of-lenity Whether the categorical approach under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) permits courts to apply the case-specific approach to determine whether a defendant's convic…
22-6791 Jerome Simmons v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2023-02-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) crime-of-violence criminal-conspiracy elements-clause fifth-amendment hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery sentencing-enhancement sentencing-enhancements sixth-amendment vagueness-doctrine Whether a sentence predicated upon a finding that Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under the elements clause in 18 U.S.C § 924 (c) violates th…
22-6468 Herbert Isaac Perkins v. United States Tenth Circuit 2023-01-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act crime-of-violence criminal-law felony-classification hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation tenth-circuit Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the Armed Career Criminal Act
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…
22-5451 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)
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 …
22-5042 Phillip Shiel v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-07-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery statutory-interpretation united-states-v-taylor Whether aiding and abetting a Hobbs Act robbery is a 'crime of violence' under the elements clause, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A)
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…
21-6234 Edward Stain v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-11-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting conviction crimes-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act-robbery modified-categorical-approach predicate-offense section-924c shepard-documents statutory-interpretation Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) is unconstitutional when the Shepard documents do not clearly establish that a jury unanimously based it…
21-6076 Lukeen Gerald v. United States Third Circuit 2021-10-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis Whether Hobbs Act Robbery remains a predicate crime of violence for 18 U.S.C § 924(c)
21-5891 Archie Ned Williams v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-10-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP accomplice-liability crime-of-violence criminal-law double-jeopardy due-process hobbs-act-robbery physical-force pinkerton-liability section-924c statutory-interpretation Must the use of physical force required to establish a predicate crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) be personal to the defendant convict…
21-5822 Tahji Antonio Eley, et al. v. United States Fourth Circuit 2021-09-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeal certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction hobbs-act-robbery section-924(c) sentencing statutory-interpretation Whether Hobbs Act Robbery is a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)
21-5644 Michael Hall v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-09-10 Denied IFP 18-usc-924c3a actus-reus aiding-and-abetting categorical-analysis criminal-statute force-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery sentencing-enhancement violent-physical-force Whether aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery does not require the use, attempted use, or threatened use of violent physical force under 18 U.S.C. § 9…
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…
21-5066 Aquabeus Moore v. United States Fourth Circuit 2021-07-09 Denied IFP 14th-amendment 8th-amendment 924(c)-enhancement crime-of-violence eighth-amendment equal-protection first-step-act fourteenth-amendment hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery Whether Petitioner's conviction of Hobbs Act Robbery constitutes a 'crime of violence' considering new case law and the passage of the First Step Act?
20-8286 Kemon Dominique Thompson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-06-11 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP categorical-approach constitutional-error crime-of-violence guilty-plea hobbs-act-robbery jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis Whether Mr. Thompson's plea of guilty was voluntary, knowing, and intelligent
20-8285 Enrique Hurtado v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP bank-robbery crime-of-violence federal-armed-bank-robbery hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimum-sentences physical-force statutory-interpretation Whether the Circuits have interpreted the actus reus of Hobbs Act robbery too narrowly by requiring violent physical force as an element of the offens…
20-7305 Larry Daniel Harris v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-03-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a attempted-hobbs-act-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-statute hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery negligence physical-force predicate-conviction property-injury statutory-interpretation whether-a-conviction-for-hobbs-act-robbery-qualifies-as-a-crime-of-violence-under-18-usc-924c3a
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)
20-6967 Justin Loper v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-01-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeal appellate-procedure constitutional-challenge conviction crime-of-violence due-process hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery sentencing statutory-interpretation Whether the court of appeals erred in dismissing the appeal where the conviction and sentence were unconstitutional because Hobbs Act robbery is not 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…
20-6466 Louis Anthony Jackson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-11-27 Denied IFP 924(c) 924(c)-sentence certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-procedure davis-decision due-process hobbs-act-robbery residual-clause sentencing Whether a certificate of appealability should have been granted
19-8582 Brandon Lee Edwards v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a attempted-offense crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery james-v-united-states specific-intent substantial-step Is the attempted commission of an offense, like Hobbs Act robbery, automatically and categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'…
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
19-1282 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
19-7131 Eric Hanna v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-12-31 Denied IFP 28-usc-2244 28-usc-2255 aiding-and-abetting certificate-of-appealability circuit-precedent crime-of-violence due-process hobbs-act-robbery second-or-successive-motion statutory-interpretation Question not identified
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
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
18-8277 Trevor Ransfer v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-03-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) 28-usc-2244 28-usc-2255 binding-precedent circuit-precedent crime-of-violence federal-appeals-court habeas-petition hobbs-act-robbery statutory-interpretation successive-petition Should a three-judge panel's order denying a second or successive habeas petition be considered binding precedent?
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?
18-7176 Jose A. Garcia-Ortiz v. United States First Circuit 2018-12-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a circuit-split crime-of-violence federal-criminal-law force-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery intangible-property pattern-jury-instructions statutory-interpretation Whether Hobbs Act robbery can be a categorical 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) when pattern jury instructions extend it to causing …
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
18-6809 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…
18-6232 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)?