18-usc-16

6 cases — ← All topics

Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
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 …
19-5813 Alejandro Plaza-Montecillo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-09-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-16 aggravated-robbery appellate-review crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-code federal-criminal-law sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation texas-law violent-crime Whether the Texas offense of aggravated robbery constitutes a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. §16?
18-9185 Bobby Martin v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-05-08 GVR IFP 18-usc-16 18-usc-924 constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process residual-clause sentencing sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent void-for-vagueness I. Whether reasonable jurors could debate whether Sessions v. Dimaya 188 S. Ct. 1204 (2018) and Johnson v United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015) invalid…
18-8076 Elijah Loren Arthur, Sr. v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-22 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 18-usc-1 18-usc-16 18-usc-924c circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute federal-criminal-law sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation I. Does 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) define only one crime, as held by the Seventh and Ninth Circuits, or two crimes, as held by the Sixth and Eighth Circuits? …
18-6100 Hugo Pliego-Hernandez v. United States Seventh Circuit 2018-09-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-16 administrative-law attempted-robbery circuit-court-review criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process federal-jurisdiction guideline-commentary sentencing-guidelines seventh-circuit stare-decisis statutory-interpretation stinson-v-united-states The district court enhanced Pliego-Hernandez' sentencing guideline range on the strength of a prior conviction for attempted robbery. Nothing in the t…
18-6009 Emile Myrthil v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-09-17 Denied IFP 18-usc-16 18-usc-924 18-usc-924(c)(3)(B) attempt attempt-liability attempted-offense categorical-approach constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence criminal-statute intent-element sentencing-enhancement sessions-v-dimaya vagueness vagueness-doctrine violent-force 1. Is "crime of violence" in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague, given the Court's holding in Sessions v. Dimaya, 138 S.Ct. 1204 (2018)…