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· 10/26/2023

Matter of Tonya YY. v. James ZZ.

Citations

  • 220 A.D.3d 1149
  • 198 N.Y.S.3d 430
  • 2023 NY Slip Op 05435

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that failure to report to prison under Illinois law is not a violent felony under ACCA
  • holding that although there were “various kinds of failure to report” under the relevant statute, failure to report “constitut[ed] a single category”
  • holding that passively failing to report for service of a criminal sentence is not a “violent felony”
  • holding that the crime of failing to report for confinement is not a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)
  • holding that the Illinois offense of failure-to-report was not a violent felony within the meaning of the ACCA
  • explaining that statistical evidence sometimes “helps provide a conclusive . . . answer” concerning the risks that crimes present

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