No. 19-8399October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Tolliver v. United States
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involving the United States, in which the petitioner sought Supreme Court review and requested to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involving the United States, in which the petitioner sought Supreme Court review and requested to proceed without paying court fees.
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), or a “crime of violence” under the Sentencing Guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2, 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 Sixth 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