Pryor v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court declined to hear Pryor's petition, so it did not decide the legal question in this docket.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · 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.
- Who it affects
- For Pryor, Supreme Court review ended without a ruling on whether the test applies under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The question involved a comparison method used in immigration cases and in deciding whether state offenses fit the Armed Career Criminal Act's violent-felony category.
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)?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The order does not send the case back or decide the legal question.
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Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.