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James Vs. United States

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Apr 18, 2007

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  4. Chevron U.S. A. Inc. Vs. Echazabal US Supreme Court · Feb 27, 2002
  5. United States Vs. Matthews US Supreme Court · Mar 08, 1899
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  7. James v. United
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  8. States - 05-9264 (2007) Syllabus October Term, 2006 James V. United
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  9. found in Taylor v. United
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  10. any intent to exclude attempts that otherwise meet the statutory criteria. See, e.g., Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Echazabal
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  11. argument that construing attempted burglary as a violent felony raises Sixth Amendment issues under Apprendi v. New
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  12. a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. James v. United
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  13. States - 05-9264 (2007) Opinion of the Court James V. United
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  14. Supreme Court of the United States No. 05-9264 Alphonso James, Jr., Petitioner V. United
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  15. because it does not meet the definition of burglary under ACCA that this Court set forth in Taylor v. United
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  16. that James would read into it. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Echazabal
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  17. see also United States v. Davis
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  18. United States v. Adams
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  19. Shepard v. United
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  20. Jones v. State
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  21. s lower courts appear to have consistently applied this heightened standard. See, e.g. , Richardson v. State
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  22. Davis v. State
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  23. necessarily present a serious potential risk of injury before the offense can be deemed a violent felony. Cf. Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez
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  24. for example, an attempted murder where the gun, unbeknownst to the shooter, had no bullets, see United States v. Thomas
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  25. State v. Hamilton
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  26. see also United States v. Matthews
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  27. s residual provision). v. Finally
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  28. James argues that construing attempted burglary as a violent felony raises Sixth Amendment issues under Apprendi v. New
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  29. and are not at issue here. Footnote 2 The Jones court distinguished its earlier holding in Thomas v. State
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  30. act directed toward entering or remaining in a building. 608 So. 2d, at 799. Footnote 3 See United States v. Lane
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  39. Footnote 4 In United States v. Strahl
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  40. United States v. Permenter
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  41. In United States v. Martinez
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  42. And in United States v. Weekley
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  43. is not so indefinite as to prevent an ordinary person from understanding what conduct it prohibits. See Kolender v. Lawson
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  44. prior convictions need not be treated as an element of the offense for Sixth Amendment purposes. Almendarez-Torres v. United
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  45. States , 523 U. S. 224 (1998). James v. United
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  46. States - 05-9264 (2007) Scalia, J., Dissenting James V. United
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  47. indeterminate line. Compare ante , at 10 (concluding that attempted burglary poses sufficient risk), with Leocal v. Ashcroft
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  48. that will provide notice of what is covered and prevent arbitrary or discriminatory sentencing. See Kolender v. Lawson
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  49. States , 544 U. S. 13 , 17 (2005) (quoting Taylor v. United
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  50. Taylor v. United
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