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Sykes v. United States

Petition granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of United States v. Naylor on April 16, 2018.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-9604 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether Missouri's second-degree burglary statute is divisible into two offenses with separate elements for the purpose of analyzing whether a conviction under that statute qualifies as a conviction for a "violent felony" as defined in the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii).

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/14/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 19, 2017)
06/28/2017Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
06/29/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.
07/06/2017Response Requested. (Due August 7, 2017)
08/02/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 6, 2017.
09/06/2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
09/21/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.
09/23/2017Reply of petitioner Trevon Sykes filed. (Distributed)
09/23/2017Motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner Trevon Sykes.
10/10/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017.
10/23/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
10/30/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017.
11/06/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017.
11/13/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
11/27/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
12/04/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017.
12/26/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
01/08/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
01/16/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
02/05/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
02/20/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018.
02/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
03/12/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/09/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
04/16/2018Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of that court's opinion in United States v. Naylor, __ F. 3d ___ (CA8 2018).
05/18/2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.
04/06/2018Supplemental Brief of Levell Littleton not accepted for filing. (May 04, 2018)