Legal Opinion

United States v. Frank Richardson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 11, 2018No. 17-2157/2183PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge.

On his second appeal to this court, Defendant-Appellant Frank Richardson asks *421 us to overturn his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c) for aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during a crime of violence. On his first appeal, we affirmed his conviction and sentence in full. But while that appeal was pending, the Supreme Court decided Johnson v. United States , which held that part of the Armed Career Criminal Act's definition of a violent felony was unconstitutionally vague. --- U.S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 2551 , 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015). Although Richardson was not…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Sessions v. DimayaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  3. United States v. VonnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  4. Pepper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Dean v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2017

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  2. Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Indian Head Indus., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. DardenDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2018
  4. Brown v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2019
  5. Collins v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2019

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