means-versus-elements
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-7455 | Vernon Lee Wheeler v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2023-05-04 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-claim divisibility federal-appeals-court federal-court-of-appeals juror-unanimity means-versus-elements state-law statutory-interpretation | Whether a federal court of appeals may declare a crime 'divisible' based on its own interpretation of statutory language if the state's own appellate … |
| 18-6757 | Ronald Ray Norman v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2018-11-21 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach criminal-law descamps-v-united-states divisibility divisibility-analysis federal-sentencing means-versus-elements sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation statutory-text violent-felony | What role does the text of a statute play in the divisibility analysis under the categorical approach of the Armed Career Criminal Act? |