Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 8, 2016No. 15-1562PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANASKIE, Circuit Judge.
Roger Henderson appeals the District Court’s determination that he was an Armed Career Criminal, pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). To resolve this case, we must determine whether 35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 780—113(f)(1) of Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act is “divisible” and subject to the modified categorical approach in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mathis v. United States, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 2243, 195 L.Ed.2d 604 (2016). We find that it is, and that the District Court properly used…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
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