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Leocal v. Ashcroft

U.S.
Feb 23, 2004
540 U.S. 1176 (2004)

Summary

In Leocal, the Supreme Court determined that 18 U.S.C. § 16's analogous catchall provision, providing that an offense is a crime of violence if it "involves substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense," id. § 16(b), "relates not to the general conduct or to the possibility that harm will result from a person's conduct, but to the risk that the use of physical force against another might be required in committing a crime."

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Opinion

No. 03-583.

February 23, 2004.


C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted.


Summaries of

Leocal v. Ashcroft

U.S.
Feb 23, 2004
540 U.S. 1176 (2004)

In Leocal, the Supreme Court determined that 18 U.S.C. § 16's analogous catchall provision, providing that an offense is a crime of violence if it "involves substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense," id. § 16(b), "relates not to the general conduct or to the possibility that harm will result from a person's conduct, but to the risk that the use of physical force against another might be required in committing a crime."

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Case details for

Leocal v. Ashcroft

Case Details

Full title:LEOCAL v. ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Feb 23, 2004

Citations

540 U.S. 1176 (2004)

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