Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 2010No. 08-6925PublishedCited by 1,483 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[559 U.S. 135]
2Opinion of the Court · ScaliaJustice Scalia
We decide whether the Florida felony offense of battery by “[a] dually and intentionally touch [ing]” another person, Fla. Stat. § 784.03(1)(a), (2) (2003), “has as an element the use . . . of physical force against the person of another,” 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i), and thus constitutes a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act, § 924(e)(1).
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Curtis Johnson pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing ammunition after having been convicted of a felony, in violation
[559 U.S. 136]
of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The Government sought an enhanced penalty under…
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