federal-definition

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-5972 Ramiro Gomez-Reyes v. United States Ninth Circuit 2025-10-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP categorical-approach criminal-statute federal-definition realistic-probability sentencing statutory-interpretation To establish that a "realistic probability" exists that a state statute applies to conduct not covered by a federal "crime of violence" definition for…
24-6121 Jason Campion v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-12-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP burden-of-proof categorical-approach federal-definition overbreadth-doctrine state-prosecution statutory-interpretation When arguing that a state statute is overbroad under the categorical approach, and a particular state statute plainly prohibits actions that are broad…
20-5585 Denis Nikolla v. United States Second Circuit 2020-09-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP categorical-approach criminal-law criminal-statute duenas-alvarez federal-criminal-statute federal-definition generic-definition generic-offense predicate-offense realistic-probability realistic-probability-test In Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007), an immigration case, this Court held that when a federal court applies the categorical approach to…