No. 19-8256October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Browdy v. United States
Browdy filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court seeking review of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
Browdy filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court seeking review of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Florida offense of battery on a law enforcement officer, which can be committed by "any intentional touching," however slight, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another, and thus is a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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