No. 19-8385October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Quintero v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent individual appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent individual appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The specific legal issues and facts of the case are not detailed in the available record.
Question presented
Whether the “categorical approach” to determining whether a prior conviction is for a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), or a “crime of violence” under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, requires a court to consider the “realistic probability” that the state would apply the statute to conduct that does not meet the federal definition?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Criminal Procedure
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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