Federal law provides a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for a person who uses or carries a firearm during a “crime of violence.” In Delligatti v. United States (No. 23-825), the Supreme Court addressed whether a crime of omission involves the “use” of physical force, thus subjecting a defendant to the sentencing enhancement. A 7-2 Court held that it does.
Salvatore Delligatti is
Read More Delligatti v. United States (No. 23-825)In Glossip v. Oklahoma (No. 22-7466), the Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Petitioner Richard Glossip, an inmate on Oklahoma’s death row for over twenty years who has steadfastly maintained his innocence. By a vote of 5-3 (with Justice Gorsuch not taking part in the case), the Court concluded that Glossip’s conviction violated Napue v. Illinois (1959) because the prosecution allowed testimony it
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