Full case name Sykes v. United States Citations 564 U.S. 1 (more) Date decided 2011 | Docket nos. 09-11311 Argument Oral argument | |
Prior history Sentence enhancement affirmed, 598 F.3d 334 (7th Cir. 2010); certiorari granted, 561 U. S. ___ (2010) Majority Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor People also search for James v. United States | ||
Sykes v united states oral argument january 12 2011
Sykes v. United States, 564 U.S. 1 (2011), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that felony vehicle flight, as proscribed by Indiana law, is a violent felony for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Writing for the majority, Justice Kennedy wrote that vehicle flight requires officers to give chase, resulting in more injuries on average than burglary. Dissenting, Justice Scalia criticized the majority for producing an ad hoc judgement based on vague legislation.
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