Roa v. United States
In brief
The Court did not take up Roa's appeal, so the Eleventh Circuit's decision remains in effect.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- Roa sought Supreme Court review of issues including whether a defendant has a right to counsel during an interlocutory appeal, whether pretrial detainees may use the prison mailbox rule, and the reach of the federal wire-fraud statute.
- Who it affects
- The denial means Roa did not get Supreme Court review of his challenges involving counsel, the prison mailbox rule, and wire fraud. People raising similar claims in the Eleventh Circuit remain subject to that court's judgment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court denied review, leaving the Eleventh Circuit’s judgment in place.
The case reflects how a Supreme Court decision not to hear a case leaves the lower court's result intact without resolving the legal questions nationwide.
Question presented
Whether the "categorical approach" to 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?
What the Court decided
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished its action on this docket. The case proceeds, if at all, under the Eleventh Circuit's judgment.
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
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Opinion added: Roa
Brief added: Petition
More questions
- What did the Supreme Court rule in Roa v. United States?
- The Court declined to review the case. It did not decide the merits of Roa's legal arguments.
- Who is affected by the Roa v. United States decision?
- Roa remains bound by the Eleventh Circuit's judgment. Similar litigants in that circuit may face the same lower-court approach.
- What happens next in Roa v. United States?
- The Supreme Court's docket action is complete. Any further proceedings would follow the Eleventh Circuit's judgment.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.