No. 19-8054October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020Updated Mar 18, 2020
Vineyard v. United States
A petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed in this case, along with a request to proceed without paying court fees, asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the United States government.
Case status
Decided · April 20, 2020
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
A petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed in this case, along with a request to proceed without paying court fees, asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the United States government.
Question presented
Whether the "categorical approach" for determining whether a prior conviction is a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), or a "crime of violence" under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, requires a court to consider the "realistic probability" that the state would apply the statute to conduct that does not meet the federal definition?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Criminal Procedure
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
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