Legal Opinion

United States v. George Darden

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 6, 2015No. 14-5537UnpublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

George Darden received a career offender enhancement under United States Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.1. At issue is whether one of Darden’s previous convictions qualifies as a “crime of violence” under the residual clause of § 4B1.2(a)(2). See Appellee’s Br. 7. In Johnson v. United States, No. 13-7120, — U.S.-, 135 S.Ct. 2551, - L.Ed.2d -, 2015 WL 2473450 (U.S. June 26, 2015) (slip op. at 10, 15), the Supreme Court held that the identically worded residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is void for vagueness. Compare U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2) with 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii). We…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. United States v. FordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  3. William T. Houston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. MaldonadoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
  5. Travis Beckles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014

4Cited by18 opinions

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  3. United States v. Nathaniel OzierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
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  5. Petrillo v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2015

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