Quinones v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court declined to hear Quinones's petition and did not decide whether New York first-degree robbery qualifies as a crime of violence under the federal guideline.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · 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.
- Who it affects
- For Quinones, the order provided no Supreme Court answer on the robbery question and did not change the Ninth Circuit decision.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The record says Quinones's § 2255 motion was filed within one year of Johnson v. United States. Quinones also asked to proceed without paying court fees because of financial hardship.
The case sits at the intersection of New York's first-degree robbery law and the federal Career Offender Guideline's force clause.
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)?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Court has finished this docket action. The denial leaves the Ninth Circuit decision unchanged and provides no Supreme Court ruling on the legal question.
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