Whitfield v. United States
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-9026 | 4th Cir. | Dec 2, 2014 | Jan 13, 2015 | 9-0 | Scalia | OT 2014 |
Holding: A bank robber “forces [a] person to accompany him,” for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e), when he forces that person to go somewhere with him, even if the movement occurs entirely within a single building or over a short distance.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on January 13, 2015.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Bank robbery statute perhaps not so very bad after all (Amy Howe, January 13, 2015)
- View from the courtroom: Justice Scalia, a bit late to the stage (Mark Walsh, January 13, 2015)
- Argument analysis: Court takes on “very peculiar” bank robbery statute (Amy Howe, December 2, 2014)
- Argument preview: Parsing “accompany” in the federal bank robbery statute (Amy Howe, December 1, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Mar 7 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2014) |
| Mar 31 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 7, 2014. |
| May 7 2014 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 21 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 5, 2014. |
| Jun 9 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014. |
| Jun 16 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. |
| Jun 23 2014 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Jul 22 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 22, 2014. |
| Jul 22 2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 7, 2014. |
| Aug 22 2014 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 22 2014 | Brief of petitioner Larry Whitfield filed. |
| Aug 29 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Aug 29 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed. |
| Sep 4 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. |
| Sep 22 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Sep 23 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, part of the record is SEALED. |
| Oct 7 2014 | Brief of respondent the United States filed. |
| Oct 27 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 6 2014 | Reply of petitioner Larry Whitfield filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 2 2014 | Argued. For petitioner: Joshua B. Carpenter, Asheville, N. C. For respondent: Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jan 13 2015 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Feb 18 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
