UNITED STATES v. MORRIS

No. 16-6-cr August Term 2019.

61 F.4th 311 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Darren MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: March 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. DiMase ( Won S. Shin , on the brief), Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams , United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, for Appellee.

Howard A. Locker ( Richard F. Albert , on the brief), Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Judge Lohier joins the opinion except as to footnote 9, and has filed a separate concurrence.


The question presented is whether we must vacate a defendant's convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) because neither is predicated on a "crime of violence."

In 2014, Defendant-Appellant Darren Morris pled guilty to (1) using, carrying, and possessing a firearm during an attempted armed robbery...

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