No. 23A120

Edward Eugene Robinson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-10
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: 924(c) attempted-robbery categorical-approach crime-of-violence hobbs-act-robbery rule-of-lenity
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the categorical approach under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) permits courts to apply the case-specific approach to determine whether a defendant's conviction qualifies as a crime of violence when the jury verdict is ambiguous as to which specific offense was the basis of conviction, or whether any ambiguity must be construed against the government under the rule of lenity

Docket Entries

2023-08-11
Application (23A120) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 9, 2023.
2023-07-19
Application (23A120) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 10, 2023 to October 9, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Edward Eugene Robinson
Edward Eugene Robinson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent