Legal Opinion
United States v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 2009No. 06-5091PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
In Chambers v. United States, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 687, 172 L.Ed.2d 484 (2009), the Supreme Court held that the crime of failure to report for incarceration, as distinguished from escape from custody, should not be classified a violent felony for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Following that decision, the Supreme Court vacated our judgment affirming the conviction in this case and remanded it to us for further consideration in light of Chambers.
I. Background
On February 15, 2006, George Hopkins was indicted on two…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Begay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Chambers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- United States v. MateoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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