Macli v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Macli's case, so the Eleventh Circuit's judgment stayed in place; the Court did not decide the two legal questions.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- The Court denied Macli’s petition for review, leaving the Eleventh Circuit’s judgment in place.
- Who it affects
- Macli's Eleventh Circuit judgment stayed in place, but the Supreme Court gave no answer on his sentence or jury-instruction challenges.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition challenged the use of a Florida robbery conviction to increase his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act and argued that the jury should have been told the government had to prove he knew he was a convicted felon when he possessed a firearm.
The dispute centered on whether a Florida robbery conviction could be used to increase Macli's federal firearm sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Question presented
1. Whether Florida's robbery statute, Fla. Stat. § 812.13, is a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i)? 2. Whether the district court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury that the defendant must have known he was a convicted felon at the time he possessed the firearm, in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019)?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
Macli's case remains governed by the Eleventh Circuit's judgment, and the Supreme Court's docket action is finished.
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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.