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No. 18-6859October Term 2018Decided May 13, 2019

Docket 18-6859October Term 2018 (2018–2019)

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
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 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