| 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)… |