attempted-use

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-5076 David Linehan v. United States Ninth Circuit 2023-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP attempted-use circuit-split criminal-law criminal-solicitation elements-clause federal-felony interstate-commerce mens-rea physical-force Whether 'attempted use' in the elements clause means taking a substantial step toward the use of physical force plus the specific intent to use such f…
19-6891 Ahmad Khan Rahimi v. United States Second Circuit 2019-12-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2332a attempted-use attempted-use-of-weapon-of-mass-destruction criminal-law criminal-statute-interpretation detonation explosive-device explosives federal-criminal-code possession-of-weapon public-safety statutory-construction statutory-interpretation terrorism terrorism-law weapon-of-mass-destruction weapons Whether a defendant's attempted 'use' of a weapon of mass destruction includes conduct besides detonation