QUARLES v. UNITED STATES, 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), Criminal Law

139 S.Ct. 1872 (2019) 587 U.S. ___. Jamar Alonzo QUARLES, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 17-778.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 24, 2019.Decided June 10, 2019.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. Jeremy C. Marwell, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Zachary D. Tripp, Washington, DC, for Respondent. […]

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McNEILL v. UNITED STATES, 131 S.Ct. 2218 (2011)

Issues: Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)

131 S.Ct. 2218 (2011) 563 U.S. 816 180 L.Ed.2d 35 Clifton Terelle McNEILL, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-5258. Argued April 25, 2011. Decided June 6, 2011. Headnotes ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT — Mandatory Minimum Sentence — Prior “serious drug offense.” In sentencing a felon for unlawfully possessing a firearm […]

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SYKES v. UNITED STATES, 564 U.S. 1 (2011)

Issues: Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)

131 S.Ct. 2267 MARCUS SYKES, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 09-11311. Argued January 12, 2011. Decided June 9, 2011. Headnotes: ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT Mandatory minimum sentence for firearms possession?Prior ?violent felony? convictions?Indiana felony vehicle flight.?Felony vehicle flight, as proscribed […]

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DESCAMPS v. UNITED STATES, 133 S. Ct. 2276 (2013)

Issues: Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), Criminal Law, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

Syllabus DESCAMPS v. UNITED STATES ( ) 466 Fed. Appx. 563, reversed. Syllabus [HTML] [PDF] Opinion, Kagan [HTML] [PDF] Concurrence, Kennedy [HTML] [PDF] Concurrence, Thomas [HTML] [PDF] Dissent, Alito [HTML] [PDF] NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion […]

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