No. 19-8237October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Docket 19-8237October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Romero-Salgado v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Romero-Salgado against the United States following a decision by the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Romero-Salgado against the United States following a decision by the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the "use of physical force" against the person of another, as used in the definition of "crime of violence" in U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, cmt. n.1(B)(iii) (2008), requires a mens rea greater than recklessness?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology