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United States v. Pablo Lovo and Joel Sorto

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-3021, 15-3023 · judgment August 3, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 47% cert probability (95% interval 34%–60%)

Before the decision, about 11.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a D.C. Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether the subsection-specific definition of “crime of violence” in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B), which applies only in the limited context of a federal criminal prosecution for possessing, using, or carrying a firearm in connection with acts comprising such a crime, is unconstitutionally vague. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 07 2019
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Jun 26 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
May 14 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2019)