O'Neal v. Muchnick Golieb & Golieb, P.C.

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• holding that robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.02(a), either by injury or threat, was a violent felony within the meaning of the ACCA
• holding that “robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.02(a) requires the ‘use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force’” under ACCA’s elements clause (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i))
• holding that the Texas robbery statute, which included “intentionally or knowingly threaten[ing] or plac[ing] another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death,” was a violent felony under the ACCA
• finding that simple robbery under Texas law qualifies as a violent felony under the ACCA
• holding Texas’ robbery statute, §29.02(a), requires use of physical force and constitutes ACCA predicate offense
• noting that after Johnson I, there was an open question as to “whether minor injuries …necessitate violent force … The Supreme Court recently answered that question in Stokeling.”

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