MATHIS v. U.S.

No. 15-6092.

136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 604

Richard MATHIS, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Fleming , Boston, MA, for Petitioner.

Nicole A. Saharsky , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

James Whalen , Federal Public Defender's Office, Des Moines, David M. Lehn , Joshua M. Koppel , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, Mark C. Fleming , Eric F. Fletcher , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Boston, MA, Alan E. Schoenfeld , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Nicole A. Saharsky , Assistant to the Solicitor General, John M. Pellettieri , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA or Act), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence on certain federal defendants who have three prior convictions for a "violent felony," including "burglary, arson, or extortion." To determine whether a past conviction is for one of...

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