No. 19-7169October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Docket 19-7169October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Cobble v. United States
Cobble v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 26, 2020
- What it's about
Cobble v. United States is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Supreme Court was asked to review the lower court's decision via a petition for a writ of certiorari.
Question presented
Whether the Georgia burglary statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-7-1 (1997), is "indivisible" and "non-generic" and therefore cannot serve as a "predicate offense" under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 4, 2026
- Method
- Methodology