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Lamb v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on April 2, 2018

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-5152 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the categorical approach, as detailed in Mathis v. United States, requires courts to determine whether an alternatively phrased statute presents alternative means or alternative elements; and whether, pursuant to this analysis, Michigan"s unarmed robbery statute is indivisible and overbroad because it does not require violent force, and therefore does not qualify as a predicate prior conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1); and (2) whether, pursuant to Mathis, Wisconsin"s burglary statute is broader than generic burglary and therefore does not qualify as a predicate prior conviction under the ACCA.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/10/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 11, 2017)
07/19/2017Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
07/27/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.
09/14/2017Rescheduled.
03/01/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/02/2018Petition DENIED.