Zachary Wayne Jones v. United States
Is it a violation of Due Process under the Fifth Amendment for the federal government to utilize a state statute in the prosecution of a federal law as the predicate offense, when that state statute is broader than the generic federal standard and fails to pass the categorical approach?
Does congress passing of2423(a), which allows the language of a state misdemeanor for which a defendant was not charged, to define a federal Class A felony, violate Due Process?
Is it a violation of Due Process under the Fifth Amendment for the federal government to utilize a state statute in the prosecution of a federal law as the predicate offense, when that state statute is broader than the generic federal standard and fails to pass the categorical approach?