No. 25-7367October Term 2025Dismissed
Jordan Denzel Lewis, Petitioner v. United States
Jordan Denzel Lewis filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a decision of the U.S.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
Jordan Denzel Lewis filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He challenged his convictions on Counts 4 and 6, but the case was dismissed and no specific question was set for Supreme Court review.
Question presented
This court should vacate petitioner's Count 4 and 6 convictions for lack of jurisdiction because the Taylor decision explicitly abrogated St. Hubert ’s “realistic probability” analysis, and the Eleventh Circuit pattern Hobbs Act robbery instruction confirms Hobbs Act robbery is categorically overbroad and not a §924(c) “crime of violence, where the Government concedes, Taylor abrogated St. Hubert’s “realistic probability” methodology for the categorical approach and as confirmed by Jackson, Penn, and In Re Fluer, cannot control a categorical approach question under precedent and a pattern jury instruction it never considered; and, Taylor requires element to element matching and this Circuit’s Pattern Hobbs Act robbery instruction confirms that a Hobbs Act robbery conviction is categorically overbroad vis- a vis § 924(c)’s element’s clause; and, the other circuit post-Taylor decisions cited by the Government are inapposite and have no persuasive value.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Dismissed Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
Jordan Denzel Lewis asked the Supreme Court to review his Count 4 and 6 convictions. He argued that Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as a §924(c) “crime of violence,” but the petition was dismissed before oral argument.
Argument
The petition was dismissed before oral argument. No substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
Lewis sought to remove convictions tied to §924(c), a law that adds penalties for using or carrying a firearm during certain crimes. For a defendant with a Hobbs Act robbery conviction and a §924(c) count, this argument could affect whether that added count remains valid.
What was at stake in Lewis v. United States?
Lewis challenged two convictions connected to Hobbs Act robbery and §924(c). He argued the robbery offense does not meet §924(c)’s definition of a crime of violence.
Who could be affected by Lewis’s argument?
People convicted of Hobbs Act robbery with added §924(c) firearm counts could be affected if courts accepted the argument. This dismissed case did not produce a Supreme Court merits decision changing that issue.
What happens next in Lewis v. United States?
The petition was dismissed before oral argument. No Supreme Court decision is expected from this proceeding.
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 3, 2026
- Method
- Methodology