Matthew Nix v. United States

Whether a new trial is warranted pursuant to this Court’s decision in McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood, 464 U.S. 548 (1984), only upon circumstances evidencing intentional juror dishonesty for the purpose of securing a seat on the jury, or, alternatively, whether a new trial is warranted even upon a showing of intentional dishonesty for an alternative purpose or inadvertent juror dishonesty.

Whether McDonough requires a showing of actual juror bias before a new trial may be granted, or, alternatively, whether a showing of implied or inferred juror bias is sufficient to demonstrate a valid basis for a challenge for cause to warrant a new trial.

Whether attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, qualifies as a “crime of violence,” meaning that it “has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another” when analyzed under the “categorical” or “elements” analytic.