realistic-probability
6 cases — ← All topics
| 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… |
| 22-7194 | Monquel Dejuan-Lee Paulk v. United States | Sixth Circuit | 2023-04-05 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach circuit-split duenas-alvarez generic-crime realistic-probability sentencing-enhancement united-states-v-taylor | Whether the reasoning of United States v. Taylor applies to determining if an overbroad state crime qualifies as an Armed Career Criminal Act predicat… |
| 20-6122 | Jerome Capelton v. United States | First Circuit | 2020-10-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | aiding-abetting aiding-and-abetting categorical-approach circuit-split criminal-law criminal-liability first-circuit joint-venture mens-rea realistic-probability sentencing | Whether the First Circuit's application of the 'realistic probability' standard conflicts with other circuits |
| 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 | Whether the categorical approach requires courts to limit the plain language of a federal criminal statute to the generic definition, even when the st… |
| 19-6601 | Kevin Battle v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-11-13 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | actual-prosecution categorical-approach categorical-match circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-law federal-sentencing prior-conviction realistic-probability sentencing state-conviction state-court state-crime | Whether a defendant must point to an actual state-court prosecution to demonstrate that a prior conviction is not a categorical match for federal sent… |
| 19-5732 | Joel Luque-Rodriguez v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2019-08-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | categorical-approach criminal-law federal-offense generic-offense gonzales-v-duenas-alvarez prosecutions realistic-probability state-statute statutory-interpretation | To establish a 'realistic probability' that a state statute applies to conduct not covered by a generic, federal offense for purposes of the categoric… |