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25-13 Marcellus Henderson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-07-03 Denied Relisted (2) bank-robbery crime-of-violence divisible-statute elements-clause federal-statute sentencing-enhancement Is federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) a 'crime of violence' for purposes of enhanced sentencing under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)?
24-7240 Luis Fernandez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-05-19 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP crime-of-violence elements-clause habeas-corpus judicial-review residual-clause section-2255 Are federal courts precluded from granting a federal prisoner's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate an illegal conviction in light of Davis where the re…
24-5330 Xavier Daughtry v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2024-08-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP carjacking crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether a federal carjacking conviction qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A) post-Borden
24-5013 Jonathan Feliz v. United States Second Circuit 2024-07-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP actus-reus bodily-injury criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause mens-rea omission physical-force use-of-force violent-crime Whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted us…
23A1040 Al Dorsey v. United States Sixth Circuit 2024-05-22 Presumed Complete circuit-split crime-of-violence elements-clause facilitation-offense mens-rea sentencing-guidelines Whether a Tennessee facilitation offense qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the federal sentencing guidelines' elements clause when the facilita…
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…
23-6871 Jeremy Glenn Powell v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-02-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP acca attempted-hobbs-act-robbery categorical-approach civil-rights criminal-sentencing due-process elements-clause hobbs-act texas-robbery united-states-v-taylor Does placing another in fear qualify as a threatened use of force under the ACCA's elements clause?
23-6615 Jason James Veal v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-01-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) attempted-murder crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation united-states-v-taylor Whether attempted murder with the same elements as attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)
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,…
23-5655 Christopher T. Mallett v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-09-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP arkansas-robbery-statute armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach elements-clause predicate-offense robbery-statute statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether the Arkansas robbery statute categorically qualifies as a predicate violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause
23-5604 Ernesto Ordunez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-09-18 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP career-offender controlled-substance crime-of-violence elements-clause preservation-of-error prior-conviction sentencing sentencing-enhancement Whether an objection that a prior conviction is not a crime of violence and a district court's subsequent analysis of whether it meets the elements cl…
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)
23-5256 Joseph Fenelon Cooper v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2023-08-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 crime-of-violence criminal-procedure elements-clause firearm-conviction johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states section-2255 successive-petition united-states-v-taylor welch-v-united-states Whether a petitioner in a properly filed successive petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging his conviction for possession of a firearm durin…
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…
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)
22-1172 Dejuan Andre Worthen v. United States Seventh Circuit 2023-06-05 Denied Response Waived 18-usc-924(c) aiding-and-abetting attempted-hobbs-act-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-taylor Whether aiding and abetting a Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under the elements clause
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)
22-7606 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)
22-6791 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…
22-6569 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 …
22-5610 Andre Thompson v. United States Third Circuit 2022-09-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP categorical-approach civil-rights criminal-law criminal-statute due-process elements-clause physical-force sentencing statutory-interpretation When applying the categorical approach of 18 U.S.C. §924(c), the elements clause, are courts allowed or required to look to the nature of an offense a…
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)
21-7994 Vincent James Sanchez, aka Vincent Sanches, aka Enrique Sanchez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-05-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP borden-v-united-states circuit-split criminal-law elements-clause mens-rea reckless-crimes specific-intent statutory-interpretation Does Borden v. United States, 141 8. Ct. 1817 (2021), mean that the elements clause requires the specific intent to use, attempt to use, or threaten t…
21-7151 Quentin Jackson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-02-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause mens-rea predicate-offense reasonable-person sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation threat-of-force What constitutes a threat of physical force under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)
21-6929 Rozelle Summerise v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-01-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act physical-force property-crime sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
21-6743 Juan Carlos Reyes v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-12-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2113(a) 18-usc-924(c) bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-bank-robbery federal-criminal-law intentional-force statutory-interpretation violent-physical-force Can reasonable jurists debate whether federal armed bank robbery by intimidation, under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), is a crime of violence under the elements…
21-6640 Kennedy Terrell Walker v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-12-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP borden-standard carjacking criminal-procedure elements-clause first-time-motion florida-robbery habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states recidivism section-2255 sentencing violent-felony Whether a criminal defendant moving for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for the first time should be subject to the statutory hurdles applicable to mova…
21-6239 Robert A. Espinoza v. M. Segal, Warden Seventh Circuit 2021-11-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 924(c)(3)(a) conspiracy-definition crime-of-violence elements-clause gambling-activity gambling-offense racketeering-activity rico rico-statute unlawful-debt Is § 1962(c)'s 'Unlawful Debt' an alternative crime or a means of fulfilling the element of racketeering activity?
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)
21-5998 In Re Anthony Terry 2021-10-19 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act career-offender circuit-precedent circuit-split criminal-procedure elements-clause mens-rea sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Whether Borden's substantive interpretation of statute should be extended to Terry in light of the fact that Eleventh Circuit precedent prevents him f…
21-5657 Chris Eugene Cosner v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-09-13 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-bank-robbery armed-robbery career-offender categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law federal-sentencing statutory-interpretation Whether armed bank robbery constitutes a crime of violence under the categorical approach of the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
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…
21-5028 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)
21-5013 Arnold Council v. United States Seventh Circuit 2021-07-06 Denied IFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) accomplice-liability crime-of-violence criminal-law direct-liability elements-clause hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the elements clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) as to either direct or accomplice l…
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…
20-8047 Cornelius R. Caple v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-05-17 Denied IFP acca assault career-offender controlled-substance criminal-law elements-clause mens-rea sentencing-guidelines Whether the drug conduct in the 'controlled substance offense' definition in U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.2(b) requires knowledge of the illicit na…
20-7866 Paul Demetrius Lamar Gray v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-04-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP conspiracy crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause physical-force pinkerton-conspiracy pinkerton-liability postal-robbery residual-clause statutory-interpretation violent-crime Whether a conviction sustained under a Pinkerton conspiracy theory satisfies the elements clause of the 'crime of violence' definition
20-7731 Rodney Bernard Allen v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-04-13 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act bodily-injury certificate-of-appealability elements-clause fifth-circuit johnson-rule reckless-conduct successive-habeas-petition successive-motion texas-penal-code texas-robbery Whether Texas robbery under Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a) is categorically violent under the ACCA's elements clause
20-7609 Raynal King and Howard R. Ross, III v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-03-31 GVR Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 18-usc-924c3a criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause force-clause mens-rea physical-force statutory-interpretation use-of-force Whether a crime that requires a resulting death categorically includes, as an element, 'the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force ag…
20-6909 Brian Gale v. United States Fourth Circuit 2021-01-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP crime-of-violence criminal-law district-court due-process elements-clause hobbs-act residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence'
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…
20-6447 Michael Anthony Cernak v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-11-25 Denied Relisted (2)IFP armed-bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause extortion federal-armed-bank-robbery federal-criminal-law intimidation mandatory-sentencing 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)(…
20-5926 Rolando Candia v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-10-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2119 18-usc-924(c)(3)(A) carjacking carjacking-statute crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law intimidation sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether the federal carjacking statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2119, qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)
20-5535 Randy Platt v. United States Tenth Circuit 2020-08-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act career-offender common-law common-law-definition elements-clause physical-force robbery robbery-statute sentencing-guidelines united-states-sentencing-commission Whether robbery convictions for purposes of the career offender provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines should be limited to only those t…
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…
20-5245 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…
20-5144 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…
19-8929 Tedarel Leshun Preston v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-07-08 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-offense elements-clause mens-rea 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
19-8828 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 Whether attempted commission of an offense categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'s elements clause
19-1390 Martin Johnson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-06-18 Denied Response Waived armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law due-process elements-clause fair-notice sentencing statutory-interpretation vagueness void-for-vagueness Whether the 'elements clause' of the Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i)) is void for vagueness
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)'…
19-1264 Doncey Frank Boykin v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-05-04 Denied armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split elements-clause minimal-contact physical-force robbery robbery-offense state-law violent-felony Whether a state law robbery offense that extends to mere snatchings—involving only minimal physical contact with the victim—lacks the requisite degree…
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…
19-8004 Lamarcus Harvey v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-03-16 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4)IFP 18-usc-924(c) attempted-bank-robbery bank-robbery circuit-split crime-of-violence elements-clause intimidation statutory-interpretation Whether bank robbery by intimidation qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)'s elements clause
19-7776 Mickel L. Marzouk v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-02-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 924(c) crime-of-violence criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process elements-clause fair-sentencing-act fourth-circuit hobbs-act rule-of-lenity sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether Petitioner's sentence on the second § 924(c) conviction and twenty-five year sentence enhancement was incorrectly affirmed
19-7732 Jerad Hanks v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-02-21 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (4)IFP bank-robbery circuit-court-conflict circuit-court-split constitutional-interpretation crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute due-process elements-clause federal-bank-robbery federal-statutes firearm-use rule-of-lenity use-of-force vagueness-doctrine Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) is unconstitutionally vague
19-7616 Fred Blajos v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-02-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 bank-robbery career-offender career-offender-guideline crime-of-violence elements-clause habeas-corpus johnson-v-united-states mandatory-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 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…
19-7434 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)
19-7334 Edgardo Diaz-Cestary v. United States First Circuit 2020-01-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP 924(c) categorical-approach categorical-qualification criminal-statute elements-clause hobbs-act johnson-i johnson-standard physical-force statutory-interpretation Whether force required to commit Hobbs Act robbery satisfies the physical force standard of Johnson I to categorically qualify the elements clause of …
19-7307 Julian Moz-Aguilar v. United States Third Circuit 2020-01-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP categorical-approach conduct-based-inquiry crime-of-violence elements-clause force-requirement johnson-v-united-states modified-categorical-approach physical-force sentencing-court Whether a sentencing court may consider a defendant's actual conduct in determining if an offense qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 9…
19-7217 Rickey Thompson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-01-08 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process elements-clause firearms johnson-davis-doctrine johnson-v-united-states mandatory-minimum second-degree-murder statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis vagueness vagueness-doctrine Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8) is unconstitutionally vague
19-7148 Jimmy Lee Boston v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-01-06 Denied Relisted (5)IFP 28-usc-2244 acca acca-elements-clause armed-robbery criminal-law due-process elements-clause habeas-corpus second-or-successive-motion second-successive-motion sentencing statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether a Florida conviction for principal to armed robbery is a 'violent felony' under the ACCA elements clause
19-7113 Raynard Gray v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-12-31 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4)IFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(A) bank-robbery categorical-analysis crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-criminal-law intent sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-force Whether bank robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence'
19-7115 Alexander Faulkner v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-12-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP acca burglary burglary-definition categorical-approach criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause generic-burglary sentencing sentencing-enhancement state-law statutory-interpretation supreme-court Does an Indiana burglary conviction qualify as generic burglary?
19-7076 Cedrick Ponder v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-12-30 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law criminal-offense elements-clause mens-rea 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
19-7067 Michael Baird Jordan v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-12-27 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) armed-bank-robbery bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause general-intent intent intimidation physical-force specific-intent statutory-interpretation use-of-force Whether federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is a crime of violence under the elements clause 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) …
19-6878 Robert L. Bolden Sr. v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-12-06 Denied IFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c3a certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-intent elements-clause inchoate-offense mens-rea substantial-step Whether an inchoate offense qualifies as a crime of violence under the elements clause
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…
19-6752 Jemone Lawrence Walker v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-11-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-vagueness curtis-johnson curtis-johnson-v-united-states elements-clause physical-force samuel-johnson-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement stokeling stokeling-v-united-states violent-felony Whether the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause is unconstitutionally vague
19-6686 Darren Kevin Hunter v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-20 Denied IFP 28-usc-2255 bank-robbery career-offender career-offender-guideline due-process elements-clause habeas-corpus-review johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause section-2255 sentencing timeliness timeliness-standard 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…
19-6618 Delvin Deon Tinker v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-11-13 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-provision criminal-motion elements-clause federal-statutory-provision mens-rea resisting-arrest retroactive-constitutional-decision retroactive-decision section-2255 Question not identified
19-6370 Troy Bennett v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-10-24 Denied Response RequestedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing drug-offense elements-clause florida-statute-843.01 florida-statutes resisting-with-violence violent-felony Whether a Florida conviction for resisting with violence is a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act
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…
19-6357 James Alton Turner, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-10-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 acca-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process,criminal-procedure,sentencing,acca,joh elements-clause habeas-relief johnson-retroactivity johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sentencing-court sentencing-guidelines violent-felonies Whether a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petitioner must affirmatively prove the sentencing court relied on the residual clause
19-6308 Ronald Detro Winder v. United States Tenth Circuit 2019-10-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP acca armed-career-criminal-act crime-of-violence curtis-johnson elements-clause injury injury-definition physical-force sentencing-guidelines Whether a state offense that includes as an element causing injury, but which also defines 'injury' broadly to include more than the 'physical pain or…
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) …
19-6238 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…
19-6114 Antwoyn Anderson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-10-01 GVR Relisted (4)IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split elements-clause mens-rea reckless serious-drug-offense violent-felony Whether possession with intent to sell cocaine under Fla. Stat. § 893.13 is a 'serious drug offense' under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § …
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…
19-5908 Howard Leon Combs v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-09-11 GVR Relisted (4)IFP acca-elements-clause armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law elements-clause physical-force reckless-offense reckless-offenses shular-v-united-states statutory-interpretation texas-aggravated-assault violent-crime Whether Texas aggravated assault involving reckless driving, virus transmission, or flashing strobe images constitutes 'the use, attempted use, or thr…
19-5812 Mitchum Pastor v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-09-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2113 bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute elements-clause sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) bank robbery qualify as a 'crime of violence' under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(1)'s elements clause?
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…
19-5093 Jason Ellis Smith v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-07-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
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
19-5024 William Thrower v. United States Second Circuit 2019-07-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach elements-based-inquiry elements-clause new-york-penal-law realistic-probability-test robbery sentencing-enhancement violent-felony Whether robbery in the third degree under New York Penal Law § 160.05 categorically qualifies as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Ac…
18-9760 Andrew D. Dixon v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-06-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP acca acca-sentence-enhancement acca-statute armed-career-criminal-act criminal-procedure elements-clause johnson-precedent post-johnson precedent predicate-prior residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement Did the court error denying claims that the residual clause didn't apply to defendant by using Post-Johnson precedent claims and raising elements clau…
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. § …
18-9522 Renee Lopez-Galvan v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-06-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
18A1245 Michael St. Hubert v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-05-31 Presumed Complete circuit-court-procedure crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act precedential-value second-successive-motion Whether a published three-judge panel order issued in a second or successive § 2255 motion application constitutes binding precedent for direct appeal…
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. § …
18A1207 Michael Lee v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-05-21 Presumed Complete armed-career-criminal-act elements-clause felony-robbery johnson-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether a Florida felony robbery conviction qualifies as a predicate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause in light of interve…
18-8931 Tajie Coleman v. United States Second Circuit 2019-04-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law due-process elements-clause new-york-state-law physical-force robbery statutory-interpretation Whether the New York State offense of robbery satisfies the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act
18-8941 Sheldon Lamont Jackson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-04-22 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act criminal-history elements-clause florida-statute johnson-v-united-states leocal-v-ashcroft mens-rea possession-with-intent-to-sell sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-offense violent-felony Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously affirmed Mr. Jackson's sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)
18-8874 Anthony Jerome White, aka Dean Braithwaite, aka Carlos Valentine, aka Anthony Brown v. United States Third Circuit 2019-04-17 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP aggravated-assault armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach deadly-weapon elements-clause second-degree-aggravated-assault second-degree-assault third-circuit-court-of-appeals violent-felony Whether Whites Pennsylvania Conviction For Second Degree Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon Is Categorically Qualify As A Violent Felony Under Th…
18-8536 Elmar K. Scott v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
18-8537 Daniel Salinas v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
18-8525 Robert Brian Winston v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
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 Whether an Illinois attempt offense that does not require the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property o…
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)
18-8330 Martin Fitzgerald Connors v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
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. § …
18-8313 John Allen Newton v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) carjacking crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause general-intent intent intimidation statutory-interpretation violent-physical-force Is federal carjacking by intimidation not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) because the offense fails to requi…
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…
18-8040 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
18-8043 Victor Alanis v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
18-8065 James Steven Maxwell v. United States Tenth Circuit 2019-02-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act assault-and-battery categorical-analysis categorical-approach elements-clause force-standard mathis-standard mathis-v-united-states oklahoma-law taylor-precedent Does Taylor's holding that Oklahoma's offense of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon meets the force standard in the elements clause incorrect…
18-8026 Sergio Ramirez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause federal-criminal-law general-intent intent-standard intimidation statutory-interpretation Can reasonable jurists conclude that federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 92…
18-7883 Daniel Arthur Carter v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2113(a) 18-usc-924(c) armed-bank-robbery bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause force-clause general-intent intent intimidation retroactivity sentencing Whether federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8)(A)
18-7836 Michael Travis Moore v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c3a armed-bank-robbery bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-crimes general-intent intimidation specific-intent statutory-interpretation Whether federal armed bank robbery by intimidation is not a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) because the offens…
18-7838 William Floyd Moore v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act bank-robbery crime-of-violence elements-clause general-intent intimidation specific-intent statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) is a crime of violence under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act's violent fel…
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…
18-7765 Burgess Massey v. United States Second Circuit 2019-02-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act elements-clause habeas-corpus johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states new-york-robbery residual-clause retroactivity second-or-successive-habeas sentencing-enhancement violent-felony Whether the New York State offense of robbery in the third degree is a 'violent felony' under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act
18-7621 Jacoby Burns v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-01-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act career-offender categorical-analysis criminal-law elements-clause physical-force sentencing sentencing-guideline sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Does a conviction under Georgia's felony obstruction-of-an-officer statute qualify as a 'crime of violence' or 'violent felony'?
18-7680 Hector Cirino v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-01-31 Denied IFP 18-usc-924c3b armed-bank-robbery categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process elements-clause johnson-retroactivity johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation unconstitutional Did Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), retroactively void as unconstitutional the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)?
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 …
18-7443 Wallace Thornton v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-01-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP aggravated-battery armed-career-criminal-act bodily-harm curtis-johnson-v-united-states elements-clause eleventh-circuit florida-battery statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether the Eleventh Circuit erroneously held that a Florida conviction for aggravated battery is a 'violent felony' under the elements clause of the …
18-7232 Arthur Sanchez v. United States Tenth Circuit 2019-01-04 Denied IFP aggravated-assault aggravated-battery armed-career-criminal-act elements-clause force force-clause johnson-definition mens-rea physical-force state-appellate-courts state-robbery victim-resistance violent-felony Whether a state robbery offense that includes overcoming victim resistance by use of force is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act's e…
18-7192 Lavell Phillips v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-12-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act attempted-first-degree-murder attempted-murder attempted-use-of-force criminal-statute elements-clause first-degree-murder physical-force procedural-background sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-felony Where a completed offense satisfies the ACCA's elements clause, does the attempted commission of that offense necessarily do so as well?
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 is not a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause
18-7126 Ishmael Abdullah v. United States Third Circuit 2018-12-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP aggravated-assault court-of-appeals crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-guidelines federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing sentencing-guidelines state-criminal-statute state-statute statutory-interpretation Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's holding that New Jersey Statute §2C:12-1(b)(2) satisfies the elements clause of t…
18-6972 Manuel Pereira-Gomez v. United States Second Circuit 2018-12-11 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause force-clause physical-force robbery sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Whether the New York State offense of robbery is a 'crime of violence'
18-6936 Anthony Bernard Harris v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-12-06 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review due-process elements-clause enumerated-crimes-clause johnson-rule residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Whether a § 2255 defendant may prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based on the now-unconstitutional residual clause through a process of elimin…
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…
18-6547 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
18-6370 Charles Harper v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review due-process elements-clause enumerated-crimes-clause johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-enhancement welch-v-united-states May a § 2255 defendant prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based upon the residual clause through a process of elimination?
18-6385 Jeffrey Bernard Beeman v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-18 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review due-process elements-clause enumerated-crimes-clause johnson-rule residual-clause sentencing-challenge statutory-interpretation Whether a defendant may prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based on the now-unconstitutional residual clause through a process of elimination o…
18-6277 Glover A. Yawn, Jr. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP ACCA armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law elements-clause felony-battery great-bodily-harm possession-of-firearm sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum violent-felony Whether a Florida conviction for felony battery is a 'violent felony' under the ACCA's elements clause
18-6013 Richard Carl Wyatt v. United States Eighth Circuit 2018-09-18 Denied IFP acca armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-vagueness due-process elements-clause habeas-corpus habeas-corpus-review johnson-v-united-states presumption presumption-of-regularity residual-clause section-2255 sentencing sentencing-enhancement Whether a § 2255 petitioner seeking relief under Johnson must affirmatively prove that he was sentenced under the residual clause of the ACCA
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)
18-5840 George Stoney v. United States Third Circuit 2018-08-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-1951 18-usc-924c3a categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-jurisdiction hobbs-act sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime Under the categorical approach, does a Hobbs Act conviction qualify as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)
18-5612 Detrick C. Smith v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-08-16 Denied Relisted (4)IFP armed-career-criminal-act certificate-of-appealability elements-clause firearm-possession florida-felony-battery florida-robbery sentencing-enhancement statutory-maximum stokeling-v-united-states violent-felony Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously denied Mr. Smith a certificate of appealability
18-5435 Martin Michael Ybarra v. United States Tenth Circuit 2018-08-02 Denied IFP 18-usc-2113 armed-career-criminal-act bank-robbery elements-clause intimidation physical-force statutory-interpretation supreme-court violent-felony Whether federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause
18-5313 Joseph Steele v. United States Second Circuit 2018-07-24 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-sentencing elements-clause sentencing statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erroneously determined that the statutory definition of a 'violent felony' under the 'elements cla…
18-5329 Mario Donate Lockhart v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-07-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law drug-offense elements-clause florida-criminal-law florida-statute florida-statute-843.01 mens-rea resisting-arrest statutory-interpretation violent-felony Whether the Florida crime of resisting an officer with violence, in violation of Fla. Stat. §843.01, is a violent felony' under the Armed Career Crimi…
18-5288 Robert Serrano v. United States Tenth Circuit 2018-07-20 Denied Relisted (4)IFP armed-career-criminal-act elements-clause force johnson-definition physical-force state-robbery state-robbery-offense victim-resistance violent-felony Whether a state robbery offense that includes as an element the requirement of overcoming victim resistance by use of force is a violent felony under …
18-5263 Bobby Ree McGee, Jr. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-07-19 Denied IFP 2255-motion armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof certificate-of-appealability elements-clause johnson-claim residual-clause samuel-johnson section-2255 statutory-maximum violent-felony Whether a § 2255 movant raising a Samuel Johnson claim can satisfy his burden of proof by showing his ACCA sentence may have been based on the residua…
18-5210 Robert A. Espinoza v. United States Seventh Circuit 2018-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) attempt-offense crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-statute johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense sentencing sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation Can an attempt offense be a predicate crime of violence for an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense?
18-5100 Ras Rahim v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-07-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-1651 28-usc-2255 all-writs-act armed-career-criminal-act collateral-attack consecutive-sentencing coram-nobis due-process elements-clause postconviction-remedy residual-clause sentencing-scheme Whether the writ of coram nobis is the proper avenue for a federal inmate to challenge a portion of a consecutive sentencing scheme when the federal p…
18-5008 Autrey Canadate v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-06-28 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act armed-robbery attempted-armed-robbery attempted-robbery certificate-of-appealability curtis-johnson-v-united-states due-process elements-clause florida-criminal-law use-of-force violent-felony violent-force Whether the Florida offense of attempted armed robbery categorically requires the use of 'violent force' to qualify as a 'violent felony' under the Ar…