No. 19-7958October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Quinones v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petitioner filed the case in forma pauperis, requesting a waiver of court fees due to financial hardship.
Question presented
Whether New York first-degree robbery, N.Y. Penal Law § 160.15(3), which can be committed by “us[ing] or threaten[ing] the immediate use of a dangerous instrument,” is a “crime of violence” under the “force clause” of the Career Offender Guideline, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(1)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 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 1, 2026
- Method
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