Robbery as a violent crime
Oliver v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Mickael N. Oliver asks the Supreme Court to review his Eighth Circuit case.
- What's at stake
- Oliver's request for Supreme Court review remains unresolved; the Court has not agreed to hear his questions.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition asks whether robbing U.S. property counts as a “crime of violence” under a federal firearm law and whether a judge may reject a challenge to a federal sentence based only on written filings when the claims are unanswered and the record does not contradict them.
The petition asks how federal law treats robbery of U.S. property and how a judge may consider a challenge to a federal sentence.
Question presented
1. Whether robbery of United States property under 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a) is a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)? 2. Whether a district court may dispose of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion on the pleadings when the movant’s allegations are unrebutted and not contradicted by the record?
What happens next
The Court's next step is to decide whether to hear the case. Oral argument has not been scheduled.
Documents
Docket activity
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More questions
- What robbery question does Oliver raise?
- He asks whether robbery of U.S. property under 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a) fits the “crime of violence” definition in a federal firearm law, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A).
- How does Oliver challenge the way his motion was handled?
- He asks whether a judge may decide a motion challenging a federal sentence (under 28 U.S.C. § 2255) based on written filings when the claims went unanswered and the record does not contradict them.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.