No. 19-7409October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Pryor v. United States
Melvin Pryor filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court following a decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
Melvin Pryor filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court following a decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The specific legal issues involved in the case are not detailed in the available records.
Question presented
Whether the "realistic probability" test, which this Court has used in the immigration context to determine whether a state offense is a "categorical" match for a federal offense, also applies to the "categorical approach" used to determine whether a state offense is a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Immigration
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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