| 23-7415 |
Carlos Gomez v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2024-05-08 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
criminal-procedure due-process jury-instruction jury-instructions pinkerton-liability predicate-offense rosemond-v-united-states statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis vicarious-liability |
1. Whether, following this Court's decision in United States v. Davis, 588 U.S. 445 (2019), a jury instruction permitting a finding of guilt on an 18 … |
| 23-6263 |
Freddy Abad v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2023-12-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
924(c) 924(j) criminal-charging criminal-procedure double-jeopardy federal-criminal-law lora-v-united-states robbery-conspiracy sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation unit-of-prosecution united-states-v-davis |
1). Whether the two §§ 924(C), 924(J) Counts Five and Six, were based
on a single "unit of prosectution ," this court should hold that
they were; un… |
| 23-5348 |
Julian Breal v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2023-08-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
davis-ruling due-process fifth-amendment motion-to-vacate procedural-default section-2255 united-states-v-davis vagueness vagueness-challenge |
Whether the Petitioner was denied his due process Fifth Amendment right to the United States Constitution due to being procedurally defaulted from pre… |
| 22-5866 |
Gregory A. Milton, aka G v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-10-18 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
924(c) categorical-approach certiorari-petition constitutional-claim hobbs-act section-924c supreme-court-review united-states-v-davis united-states-v-taylor |
This Court's should Grant this certiorari petition, Vacate the judgment below, and Remand (GVR), in order to allow the court of appeals to decide in l… |
| 22-5451 |
John That Luong v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-08-29 |
Denied |
IFP |
and remand for further proceedings in light of Ta vacate the Ninth Circuit's judgment 18-usc-924c constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence davis-v-united-states hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit section-2255 section-924(c) section-924c taylor-v-united-states united-states-v-davis united-states-v-taylor writ-of-certiorari |
Whether the Court should grant Luong's petition for a writ of certiorari, vacate the Ninth Circuit's judgment, and remand for further proceedings in l… |
| 21-8198 |
Ruben Cabrera Saucedo v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-06-22 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure davis-precedent district-court-discretion double-jeopardy motion-to-vacate sentence-modification sentencing unconstitutional unconstitutional-conviction united-states-v-davis |
Whether, after a motion to vacate sentence is granted on a
conviction that is unconstitutional under United States v. Davis, 139 S.
Ct. 2319 (2019), a… |
| 21-8035 |
Charlie John Williams v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2022-06-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924(c) conviction-review criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-law sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
Whether Petitioner's conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 924 (c) remains valid under the Supreme Court's holding in United States v. Davis. 139 S. Ct. … |
| 21-7895 |
Antoine Mayes v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-05-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-procedure circuit-court criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus judicial-review sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
I. WHETHER IT WAS ERROR FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT TO DENY MAYES THE RIGHT TO FILE AN APPEAL OR COAIN LIGHT OF THE SUPREME COURT 'S DECISION IN UNITED STA… |
| 21-7733 |
Rashod Lewis v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-04-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
924(c) conviction-validity crime-of-violence criminal-procedure davis-precedent due-process sentencing statutory-interpretation statutory-offense united-states-v-davis vagueness-doctrine |
1) Can a conviction and punishment stand on a non-existent stat utory offense, based on it being dismissed?
2) Was Petitioner's 18 U.S.C. 924(c) (1)(… |
| 21-6844 |
Pedro Rafael Caraballo-Martinez v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2022-01-13 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instruction multiple-theory-error predicate-offense statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-vagueness united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) may be sustained based on the reviewing court's finding that the jury relied equally on a valid pr… |
| 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, 18 U.S.C § 1951 (a) remains a predicate crime of violence for purposes of 18 U.S.C § 924(c) under the elements clause after… |
| 21-6002 |
Mario Bachiller v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-10-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-vagueness criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-conviction jury-instructions predicate-offense statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
"It has long been settled that when a case is submitted to the jury on alternative theories the unconstitutionality of any of the theories requires th… |
| 21-5829 |
Amar Taylor v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 2nd-amendment crime-of-violence criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process firearm-statute statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
1. Whether Petitioner's conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) remains valid in light of United … |
| 21-482 |
Hassan Sharif Ali, aka Big Hassan v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-09-30 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process jury-verdict modified-categorical-approach predicate-offense statutory-interpretation united-states-code united-states-v-davis |
Whether a court must apply the modified categorical approach to determine whether a verdict of conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) necessarily rests o… |
| 21-5563 |
William Ferguson v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-09-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-242 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure davis-ruling due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense section-924c statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether a defendant's convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) should be vacated, where each § 924(c) charge had, as an underlying predicate, a vi… |
| 21-5462 |
James Michael Kerns v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-08-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-16 18-usc-924 constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence plea-bargaining plea-validity sentencing-challenge sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis |
Question I. If Count 3 charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 is without legal, constitutional foundation as it alleges a crime of violence in Count … |
| 20-8286 |
Kemon Dominique Thompson v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-06-11 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
categorical-approach constitutional-error crime-of-violence guilty-plea hobbs-act-robbery jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
1. Whether Mr. Thompson's plea of guilty to brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence was voluntary, knowing, and intelligent, where… |
| 20-7213 |
Nathan Ray Dent v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-02-23 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
armed-bank-robbery armed-robbery circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process federal-sentencing habeas-corpus predicate-offense statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
I. The government concedes that one of the possible predicate offenses used to convict Petitioners under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) —conspiracy—is not a § 924… |
| 20-6742 |
Edward Davis v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2020-12-31 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924 bank-robbery crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis violent-crime |
WHETHER PETITIONER'S ARGUMENT UNDER UNITED STATES V. DAVIS, 139 S.Ct. 2319 (2019), DESERVES CLOSER SCRUTINY, WHERE APPLYING THE SAME STANDARDS IN DAVI… |
| 20-6743 |
Neil Dussard v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2020-12-31 |
Denied |
IFP |
circuit-split constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction plain-error sentencing sentencing-review statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Supreme Court should correct the Second Circuit's split from other Circuit Courts in addressing the recurring question of the validity of … |
| 19-8756 |
Kevin Ingram v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2020-06-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c3a attempted-hobbs-act-robbery attempted-offense categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-statute federal-sentencing james-v-united-states statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
If a completed offense is categorically a "crime of violence" within 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'s elements clause, is the attempted commission of that o… |
| 19-7726 |
Larry Watkins, Sr. v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2020-02-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
bail bail-reform-act constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence moot-question mootness pretrial-bail residual-clause sessions-v-dimaya supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether the judgment below should be vacated for deciding a moot question. |
| 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 |
1. Whether United States v. Davis , 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), retroactively invalidates the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B).
2. Whether "in… |
| 19-7242 |
Bryan Whitehead v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-01-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 5th-amendment conviction conviction-and-sentence crime-of-violence due-process fifth-amendment jury-determination residual-clause sentence sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
I. Whether the Petitioner was denied his Fifth Amendment right to due process
of law by virtue of his conviction and sentence under the residual claus… |
| 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 |
L. Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(8) is unconstitutionally vague pursuant to Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), and … |
| 19-6195 |
Alejandro Martinez v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-10-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c3b civil-rights collateral-review constitutional-law criminal-procedure equal-protection federal-appeals pro-se-petition retroactive-application retroactivity supreme-court-review unconstitutionally-vague united-states-courts united-states-v-davis vagueness |
(1) DOES THIS COURTS DECISION IN UNITED STATES V. DAVIS 588 U.S. 139 S.Ct.2319 (2019) HOLDING THAT 18.U.S.C S 924()(3)(B) IS ALSO UNCONSTITUTIONALLY V… |
| 19-6050 |
Jose Vizcarrondo-Casanova v. United States |
First Circuit |
2019-09-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
924(c)(3)(a) categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-procedure davis-precedent plain-error puerto-rico-law sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
1) Whether' murder under Puerto Rico law categorical approach
fails to qualify as a "crime of violence" under remaining
force clause of 924(C)(3)(A)… |
| 19-6016 |
Devon Chance v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-09-20 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924(c)(3) 18-usc-924c3 abrogation appellate-review case-law-abrogation circuit-court-decision criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-28-usc-2255 due-process eleventh-circuit habeas-corpus ovalles-v-united-states section-2255-motion statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review united-states-v-davis |
Whether, in light of this Court's most recent decision, in United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), which abrogated the Eleventh Circuit Court … |
| 19-5964 |
In Re Dwight Carter, Sr. |
|
2019-09-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c 2255-motion constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-2255-habeas-corpus davis-rule due-process habeas-corpus hobbs-act-robbery merits-analysis prima-facie-standard retroactivity second-or-successive-motion sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
1.) Because Petitioner's 18 U.S.C.j924(c) conviction identified conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery, 18 U.S.C. 1951, predicate to support his 924(c… |
| 19-5804 |
Jesse Lewis v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-09-04 |
GVR |
IFP |
appellate-review constitutional-law criminal-law due-process federal-statute remand statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
In United States v. Davis , 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), this Court held that 18 U.S.C. §
924(c)(3)(B), which defines "crime of violence," is unconstitut i… |
| 19-5709 |
Sam Newman v. Louisiana |
Louisiana |
2019-08-27 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
bruton-v-united-states constitutional-interpretation criminal-statute due-process firearm-discharge johnson-v-united-states reasonable-person-standard sessions-v-dimaya supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis vagueness vagueness-doctrine |
1. Whether Louisiana Revised Statute Annotated § 14:94(A) (1995), barring the "illegal use of a weapon," is unconstitutionally vague under Johnson v. … |
| 19-5460 |
Jose Ortega v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-08-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924c categorical-approach court-of-appeals criminal-law criminal-procedure grant-vacate-remand residual-clause section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand Mr. Ortega's case in light of United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), after the Court of Ap… |
| 19-5401 |
Thomas Lewis v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-371 18-usc-924c ambiguous-record circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-procedure-retroactivity due-process federal-conspiracy mandatory-sentencing retroactive-invalidation retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Does this Court's ruling in United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019) apply retroactively to defendant's raising motions to vacate their sentence… |
| 19-5308 |
Oscar Minaya v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-07-25 |
GVR |
IFP |
18-usc-924 18-usc-924c civil-rights conviction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-statute residual-clause sentence sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-davis void-for-vagueness |
Whether the residual clause at 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is void for vagueness |
| 19-5311 |
Ivaylo Dodev v. Bank of New York Mellon |
Arizona |
2019-07-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
abuse-of-discretion appellate-review arizona-court-of-appeals arizona-rules-of-civil-procedure civil-procedure civil-procedure,eviction,dismissal,arizona-rules-o criminal-law due-process eviction eviction-proceedings federal-criminal-procedure hobbs-act judicial-discretion rule-41 second-amendment united-states-v-davis voluntary-dismissal Whether Mr. Burke's § 924(c) conviction is invalid |
Whether the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One abused its discretion by not ruling on the applicability of Rule 41(a)(1) of the Arizona Rules of C… |
| 19-5261 |
Jorge Baez v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c certificate-of-appealability conviction criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process due-process,vagueness,18-usc-924(c),criminal-proce eleventh-circuit habeas-corpus statutory-vagueness united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether Petitioner is entitled to relief on his claim that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague and therefore his conviction under 18 … |
| 19-5246 |
Jason Rosado v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-19 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-1203 924(c) certificate-of-appealability constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-certificate-of-appealability due-process eleventh-circuit habeas-corpus sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' denial of a Certificate of Appealability should be vacated in light of the Supreme Court's decision in … |
| 19-35 |
Brandon Lee Mojica v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-03 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
circuit-review criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing federal-statute habeas-corpus heightened-pleading post-conviction-relief sentencing standard-of-proof united-states-v-davis |
Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand this case to the Eleventh Circuit for reconsideration in light of United States v. Davis |
| 18-9368 |
Antonio Dean Blackstone v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c 2255-motion criminal-procedure-sentencing due-process johnson-decision johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit residual-clause section-2255 section-924c timeliness-standard united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) is unconstitutionally vague |
| 18-9234 |
Rudy Mendoza v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-05-10 |
GVR |
IFP |
constitutional-vagueness criminal-law due-process federal-procedure jury-determination second-amendment section-924c sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court united-states-v-davis vagueness |
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague |