Quarles v. United States
United States Supreme Court
139 S. Ct. 1872 (2019)
- Written by Alexander Hager-DeMyer, JD
Facts
Jamar Quarles (defendant) was charged for being a felon in possession of a firearm under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) and pleaded guilty in federal district court. The ACCA was triggered by a person’s prior conviction of a violent felony, including burglary. Quarles’s sentence under the ACCA was based partly on a prior conviction for home invasion in Michigan. Michigan’s home-invasion statute was triggered if a person committed a misdemeanor at any time while unlawfully entering, being present in, or exiting a dwelling. Quarles argued that his crime under the Michigan home-invasion statute did not constitute a burglary as required by the ACCA. The district court rejected Quarles’s argument, and Quarles appealed to the Sixth Circuit. The appellate court affirmed the district court’s judgment, and Quarles appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kavanaugh, J.)
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