No. 20-6637

David Earl Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act attempted-burglary generic-burglary james-v-united-states sixth-circuit tennessee-aggravated-burglary
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-01-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does Tennessee's aggravated burglary statute, which defines "entry" so broadly as to encompass mere attempted burglary, qualify as a "generic burglary" under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (the "ACCA")?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Tennessee's aggravated burglary statute qualify as a 'generic burglary' under the Armed Career Criminal Act?

Docket Entries

2021-01-25
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

David Brown
Erin Phillippi Rust — Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent