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Seventh Circuit Cases Granted Certiorari

This is a status report and a subsequent history of Seventh Circuit cases which have been granted certiorari. It does not include cases for which the Supreme Court has issued a summary disposition.

2008-2009 Supreme Court Term
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Case Name:  Chambers v. United States

   
Reversed
  
S. Ct. Docket:
06-11206
Cert. Granted:
4/21/2008
Argument Date:
11/10/2008
Question Presented:
Whether a defendant’s failure to report for confinement “involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another” such that a conviction for escape based on that failure to report is a “violent felony” within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).
7th Cir. Opinion:
473 F.3d 724   06-2405
7th Cir. Panel:
Posner, Manion, Evans
S. Ct. Opinion:
129 S. Ct. 687
Date Decided:
1/13/2009