No. 19-8231October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Docket 19-8231October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Male v. United States
Male v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
- What it's about
Male v. United States is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The specific facts and legal issues involved are not detailed in the available records.
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), requires a court to consider the "realistic probability" that the state would apply the statute to conduct that does not meet the federal definition of a violent felony?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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