Descamps v. United States
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| Descapms v. United States | |||||
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| Argued January 7, 2013 Decided June 20, 2013 |
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| Full case name | Matthew Robert Descamps, Petitioner v. United States | ||||
| Docket nos. | 11-9540 | ||||
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| The modified categorical approach does not apply to statutes that contain a single, indivisible set of elements. | |||||
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| Majority | Kagan, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor | ||||
| Concurrence | Kennedy | ||||
| Concurrence | Thomas (in judgement only) | ||||
| Dissent | Alito | ||||
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| Armed Career Criminal Act | |||||
Descamps v. United States was a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding prior offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The case was decided 8-1, with Justice Elena Kagan writing the majority opinion. The ACCA provides for additional penalties for those who have been convicted before of violent crimes, and the case revolved around conflicts between state and federal definitions of burglary. The Court made conviction under the ACCA more difficult by striking down the modified categorical approach for crimes with a single and indivisible set of elements.
See also
- Taylor v. United States (1990)
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 570
- 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan
