attempted-offense

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
19-8828 Michael Jerald Leggett v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP attempted-crimes attempted-offense crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act specific-intent statutory-interpretation substantial-step violent-crimes The courts of appeals have universally held that a conviction for a completed offense is categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)…
19-8756 Kevin Ingram v. United States Seventh Circuit 2020-06-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a attempted-hobbs-act-robbery attempted-offense categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-statute federal-sentencing james-v-united-states statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis If a completed offense is categorically a "crime of violence" within 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'s elements clause, is the attempted commission of that o…
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 The courts of appeals have universally held that a conviction for a completed offense is categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)…
19-6739 Marshon Simon v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-11-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act armed-career-criminal-act,violent-felony,elements- attempted-offense canine-search criminal-procedure Does an attempted offense meet the requirements of florida-v-harris fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-protections fourth-amendment,narcotics-detection,canine-search narcotics-detection residual-odor 1. Does Florida v. Harris stand for the proposition that narcotics sniffing canines may be trained to alert to residual odor, i.e. the absence of narc…
18-8406 Demone Rule v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-03-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act attempt-offense attempted-offense categorical-approach elements-clause illinois-law physical-force sentencing-enhancement substantial-step violent-felony Illinois attempt offense contain only two elements: the intent to commit an offense and a substantial step towards commission of the offense. The subs…
18-7113 Dewey Hylor v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-12-19 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act attempted-offense circuit-conflict criminal-conviction elements-clause florida-robbery mens-rea reckless-mens-rea violent-felony Whether petitioner's prior conviction for Florida robbery in violation of Fla. Stat. § 812.13, is not a "violent felony" under the elements clause Arm…
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 1. Is "crime of violence" in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague, given the Court's holding in Sessions v. Dimaya, 138 S.Ct. 1204 (2018)…