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BECKLES v. U.S.

No. 15-8544.

137 S.Ct. 886 (2017)

580 U.S. 256

Travis BECKLES, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 6, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice L. Bergmann, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Adam K. Mortara, appointed by this Court, as amicus curiae, supporting the judgment below on Question 2.

Michael Caruso, Federal Public Defender, Janice L. Bergmann, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Andrew L. Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Nina Goodman, Attorney, Ian Heath Gershengorn, Acting Solicitor General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, John F. Bash, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.

At the time of petitioner's sentencing, the advisory Sentencing Guidelines included a residual clause defining a "crime of violence" as an offense that "involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another." United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual...

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