No. 19-8340October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Scruggs v. United States
This case involves a legal dispute between Scruggs and the United States that was appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a legal dispute between Scruggs and the United States that was appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether Tennessee’s reckless aggravated assault statute, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-102(a)(1)(B) (1991), has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another, such that it 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 Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 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
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