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Lomax v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-644 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether, pursuant to Kisor v. Wilkie, courts are obligated first to determine whether a sentencing guideline is ambiguous before affording deference to the Sentencing Commission"s commentary interpreting the guideline; and (2) whether courts may defer to the Sentencing Commission"s commentary to U.S.S.G. " 4B1.2(a)(2) that expands the guideline's definition of "crime of violence," which includes only specified completed offenses, to include inchoate offenses.