No. 18-6859October Term 2018Decided May 13, 2019
James Myers, Petitioner v. United States
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 13, 2019
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Do the principles regarding a statute’s divisibility announced in Mathis v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243 (2016), apply both to offenses analyzed under the “force clause” of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i) and those analyzed as “enumerated offenses” under § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii)? 2. Does the offense of first-degree terroristic threatening under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-301(a)(1)(A) qualify as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 13, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided May 13, 2019
The Court released its decision on May 13, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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