No. 19-7062

Florentino Villanueva, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act common-law common-law-principles criminal-law criminal-sentencing force force-element predicate-conviction robbery robbery-statute statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a robbery statute qualify as a predicate conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act when the force can be employed after the taking of the property, contrary to common law principles?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a robbery statute qualify as a predicate conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act when the force can be employed after the taking of the property, contrary to common law principles?

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Florentino Villanueva, Jr.
Kyle Edward Wackenheim — Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Oklahoma, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent