No. 19-7288October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Gammell v. United States
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit where the petitioner filed for a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit where the petitioner filed for a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis. The specific facts and legal issues involved are not detailed in the available records.
Question presented
1. Whether the "occasions clause" of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), requires a jury to find, or a defendant to admit, that the prior offenses occurred on "occasions different from one another."? 2. Whether the "occasions clause" of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), is unconstitutionally vague.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 2, 2026
- Method
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