Legal Opinion

Rojas-Tapia v. United States

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided May 1, 2020No. 3:17-cv-01758Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO José Rojas-Tapia, Petitioner CIVIL NO. 17-1758 (PG) Related Crim. No. 99-385 (PG) v. United States of America, CIVIL NO. 17-1759 (DRD) Related Crim. No. 99-309 (DRD) Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Before the court is Petitioner Jose Rojas-Tapia’s (“Petitioner” or “Rojas-Tapia”) motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Docket No. 1. Petitioner argues that his conviction and sentence should be vacated because the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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