No. 25-7267October Term 2025Dismissed
Antoine Lamont Johnson, Petitioner v. United States
Antoine Lamont Johnson filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision involving his firearm conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
Antoine Lamont Johnson filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision involving his firearm conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The case was dismissed, so the Court did not decide the issues raised in his petition.
Question presented
1. Under a categorical approach, does the least culpable conduct needed to prove a co-conspirator's liability for a principal's substantive violent crime pursuant to Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640 (1946) necessarily satisfy the requisite "crime of violence" predicate of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) following this Court's decision in United States v. Taylor, 596 U.S. 845 (2022)? 2. Must the "use of physical force" required to establish a predicate "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) be personal to the defendant convicted of using a firearm during that crime of violence under § 924(c), following this Court's decision in Borden v. United States, 593 U.S. 420 (2021)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Dismissed Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
Antoine Lamont Johnson asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision involving a firearm conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). His petition raised questions about whether conspiracy-based responsibility for another person's violent crime can support that firearm charge.
Argument
The case was dismissed before oral argument, and no substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
The questions could affect defendants whose firearm convictions rest on a co-conspirator's actions rather than their own use of force. For example, a person convicted for a partner's foreseeable crime could face a different outcome if that crime does not qualify as a crime of violence.
What is at stake in Johnson v. United States?
The case raised whether a firearm conviction can rest on a co-conspirator's violent act and whether force must be personal to the defendant.
Who could be affected by the questions in this case?
People facing federal firearm charges tied to crimes committed by alleged co-conspirators could be affected by the answers.
What happens next in Johnson v. United States?
Nothing further is scheduled at the Supreme Court because the case was dismissed before oral argument.
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- Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Sep 3, 2026
- Method
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