minimal-force

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
18-7197 Johnnie O'Neil Lewis v. United States Fourth Circuit 2018-12-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP career-offender crime-of-violence generic-robbery minimal-force no-threat-of-violence no-violence robbery sentencing-guidelines split-among-circuits statutory-interpretation Whether theft offenses requiring no more than minimal force and no violence or threat of violence categorically constitute generic 'robbery' for purpo…
18-5095 Tron Lakey Davis v. United States Fourth Circuit 2018-07-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP categorical-approach force generic-crime generic-robbery minimal-contact minimal-force robbery robbery-definition sentencing-enhancement sentencing-enhancements taylor-precedent taylor-v-united-states violent-crime Whether theft offenses requiring only minimal contact and no threat of violence satisfy the generic, contemporary meaning of robbery under the categor…