Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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13-9026 | 4th Cir. | Dec 2, 2014 | Jan 13, 2015 | 9-0 | Scalia | OT 2014 |
Holding: A bank robber “forces [a] person to accompany him,” for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e), when he forces that person to go somewhere with him, even if the movement occurs entirely within a single building or over a short distance.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on January 13, 2015.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 7 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2014) |
Mar 31 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 7, 2014. |
May 7 2014 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
May 21 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 5, 2014. |
Jun 9 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014. |
Jun 16 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. |
Jun 23 2014 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
Jul 22 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 22, 2014. |
Jul 22 2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 7, 2014. |
Aug 22 2014 | Joint appendix filed. |
Aug 22 2014 | Brief of petitioner Larry Whitfield filed. |
Aug 29 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
Aug 29 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed. |
Sep 4 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. |
Sep 22 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
Sep 23 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, part of the record is SEALED. |
Oct 7 2014 | Brief of respondent the United States filed. |
Oct 27 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
Nov 6 2014 | Reply of petitioner Larry Whitfield filed. (Distributed) |
Dec 2 2014 | Argued. For petitioner: Joshua B. Carpenter, Asheville, N. C. For respondent: Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
Jan 13 2015 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
Feb 18 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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