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CHAMBERS v. U.S.

No. 06-11206.

129 S.Ct. 687 (2009)

555 U.S. 122

172 L.Ed.2d 484

Deondery CHAMBERS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Hochman , for Petitioner.

Matthew D. Roberts , for Respondent.

Gregory G. Garre , Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Gregory G. Garre , Acting Solicitor General, Matthew W. Friedrich , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Leondra R. Kruger , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Thomas E. Booth , Washington, D.C., for United States.

Michael F. Smith , James F. Gehrke , Kimberly Horsley Allen , Jonh H. Dudley, Jr. , Butzel Long , Washington, DC, Troy Nino Giatras , The Giatras Law Firm, Charleston, WV, for Respondent.

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., for United States.

The question before us is whether a "failure to report" for penal confinement is a "`violent felony'" within the terms of the Armed Career Criminal Act. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We hold that it is not.

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The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes a 15-year mandatory prison term...

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