No. 18-431October Term 2018Decided Jun 24, 2019
United States v. Davis
The case concerns whether a federal law that adds extra penalties for using or carrying a firearm during a "crime of violence" is too vague in the way it defines that term.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 24, 2019
- What it's about
The case concerns whether a federal law that adds extra penalties for using or carrying a firearm during a "crime of violence" is too vague in the way it defines that term. It arose from firearm charges against Maurice Davis and Andre Glover tied to Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy charges.
Question presented
Whether the subsection-specific definition of "crime of violence" in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B), which applies only in the limited context of a federal criminal prosecution for possessing, using, or carrying a firearm in connection with acts comprising such a crime, is unconstitutionally vague.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 24, 2019
- Area
Gun Rights
Timing
Decided June 24, 2019
The Court released its decision on June 24, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jun 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology