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Beckles v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 27, 2016
136 S. Ct. 2510 (2016)
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holding Johnson II does not apply to crimes listed as crimes of violence in the commentary to § 4B1.2

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Opinion

No. 15–8544.

06-27-2016

Travis BECKLES, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted.Justice KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

Summaries of

Beckles v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 27, 2016
136 S. Ct. 2510 (2016)

holding Johnson II does not apply to crimes listed as crimes of violence in the commentary to § 4B1.2

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finding that the decision in Johnson does not control sentencing as a career offender based on the Sentencing Guidelines

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granting petition for writ of certiorari

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granting certiorari to resolve the question of whether Johnson 2015 applies to the Career Offender Guideline's residual clause

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granting the petition for a writ of certiorari

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granting the petition for a writ of certiorari

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granting the petition for a writ of certiorari

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granting petition for certiorari

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granting petition for writ of certiorari regarding career offender guidelines

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granting petition for a writ of certiorari

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granting a petition for writ of certiorari on the question of whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2

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granting certiorari to address this issue

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granting certiorari to decide whether Johnson applies to § 4B1.1 enhancements

Summary of this case from Johnson v. United States

granting petition for certiorari to address, among other things, whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 and whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to the residual clause in Section 4B1.2, thereby rendering challenges to sentences enhanced under it cognizable on collateral review

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granting a petition for certiorari to address, among other issues, whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 (related to how "crime of violence" is defined in the career-offender provision of the sentencing guidelines) and whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to the residual clause in Section 4B1.2, thereby rendering challenges to sentences enhanced under it cognizable on collateral review

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granting petition for certiorari to address, among other things, whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 and whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to the residual clause in Section 4B1.2, thereby rendering challenges to sentences enhanced under it cognizable on collateral review

Summary of this case from Sanchez v. United States

granting petition for certiorari to address, among other things, whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 and whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to the residual clause in Section 4B1.2, thereby rendering challenges to sentences enhanced under it cognizable on collateral review

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In Beckles v. United States, the Supreme Court concluded that the advisory sentencing guidelines "are not subject to vagueness challenges under the Due Process Clause."

Summary of this case from Jones v. United States

In Beckles, another post-Johnson challenge, the government "agree[d] with [the] petitioner that the [g]uidelines [we]re subject to vagueness challenges."

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In Beckles, the Supreme Court considered whether the Sentencing Guidelines can be unconstitutionally vague in light of Johnson. 137 S. Ct. 886 (2017).

Summary of this case from Gasaway v. United States

In Beckles, the Supreme Court expressly declined to apply the vagueness holding of Johnson to advisory Guidelines, but it did not decide the question of whether Johnson applied to mandatory Guidelines.

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In Beckles, the Supreme Court considered whether the Guidelines' residual clause, like the one in the ACCA, is void for vagueness under the Due Process Clause.

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In Beckles, the Supreme Court subsequently held "that the advisory Guidelines are not subject to vagueness challenges under the Due Process Clause."

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In Beckles, the Supreme Court held the United States Sentencing Guidelines, including § 4B1.2(a)'s residual clause, were not subject to vagueness challenges under the Due Process Clause.

Summary of this case from Grimes v. United States

In Beckles, the Court held that, unlike the statute at issue in Johnson, the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, and therefore, the definitions in the Guidelines, including the residual clause, are not subject to a vagueness challenge under the Due Process Clause.

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Case details for

Beckles v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Travis BECKLES, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Jun 27, 2016

Citations

136 S. Ct. 2510 (2016)
195 L. Ed. 2d 838

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