Gomez-Carrasquillo v. United States

Gomez-Carrasquillo asked the Supreme Court to review whether Puerto Rico's carjacking law counts as a "crime of violence" under a federal gun statute, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A). The Court declined review on April 20, 2020, so it did not answer that question and left the First Circuit's result in place.

The case was not scheduled for argument, and no vote count or opinion lineup is provided here.

This matters for defendants whose federal gun penalties depend on whether an underlying offense qualifies as a crime of violence. For example, someone charged in a case tied to Puerto Rico carjacking remains subject to the First Circuit's approach because the Supreme Court did not step in.

There is no further Supreme Court action in this docket. The First Circuit's decision remains in effect for this case because the justices did not review the merits.

It asked whether Puerto Rico's carjacking statute counts as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A).

Defendants facing federal gun penalties tied to Puerto Rico carjacking are most directly affected. Because the Court declined review, the First Circuit's result stays in place.

Nothing further is scheduled at the Supreme Court in this docket. The case stays governed by the First Circuit's decision because the justices did not decide the merits.