No. 19-8137October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020Updated Mar 14, 2020
Posadas-Gonzalez v. United States
Posadas-Gonzalez is petitioning the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
Decided · April 27, 2020
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- What it's about
Posadas-Gonzalez is petitioning the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The specific details of the legal dispute are not provided in the available records.
Question presented
Whether the "use of physical force" clause in the statutory definition of "violent felony" in the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i), encompasses offenses that can be committed with a mens rea of recklessness?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 27, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
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