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Villasenor-Ortiz v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 2, 2017
138 S. Ct. 128 (2017)

Summary

rejecting the reasoning of the Fourth and Ninth Circuits and reaffirming that an aggravated assault statute requiring a mental state of recklessness can match the generic aggravated assault offense

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Opinion

No. 16–9422.

10-02-2017

Roberto VILLASENOR–ORTIZ, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Villasenor-Ortiz v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 2, 2017
138 S. Ct. 128 (2017)

rejecting the reasoning of the Fourth and Ninth Circuits and reaffirming that an aggravated assault statute requiring a mental state of recklessness can match the generic aggravated assault offense

Summary of this case from United States v. Alvarado-Martinez
Case details for

Villasenor-Ortiz v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Roberto VILLASENOR–ORTIZ, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 2, 2017

Citations

138 S. Ct. 128 (2017)
199 L. Ed. 2d 79

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