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James Joseph Bryant v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-12283 · judgment April 2, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether, when applying the categorical approach required by the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a court determines the elements of a prior conviction based on the latest judicial interpretation of the statute of conviction, as the Eleventh Circuit holds, or based on the interpretation in place at the time of the prior conviction, as the First, Fourth, and Seventh Circuits hold and the Eighth Circuit holds in the Guidelines context.
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Whether an error under Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), is structural or instead subject to harmless-error review.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonas Holbrook Cummings
Federal Defender's Office, M.D. Fla.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 14 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 07 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Jul 30 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 2, 2025)
- Jun 24 2025Application (24A1264) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
- Jun 18 2025Application (24A1264) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.