United States v. Davis (2019)

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United States v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 17, 2019
Decided June 24, 2019
Full case nameUnited States, Petitioner v. Maurice Lamont Davis and Andre Levon Glover
Docket no.18-431
Citations588 U.S. 445 (more)
139 S. Ct. 2319; 204 L. Ed. 2d 757
ArgumentOral argument
DecisionOpinion
Case history
Prior
  • Convictions affirmed, United States v. Davis, 677 F. App'x 933 (5th Cir. 2017);
  • Cert. granted, judgment vacated, Davis v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1979 (2018);
  • Convictions affirmed on remand, United States v. Davis, 903 F.3d 483 (5th Cir. 2018);
SubsequentOn remand, United States v. Davis, 784 F. App'x 277 (5th Cir. 2019).
Holding
A statute authorizing enhanced penalties for using a firearm during the commission of a "crime of violence" is unconstitutionally vague.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Case opinions
MajorityGorsuch, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
DissentKavanaugh, joined by Thomas, Alito; Roberts (all but Part II–C)
Laws applied
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)

United States v. Davis, 588 U.S. 445 (2019), is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the court held that a statute authorizing enhanced penalties for using a firearm during the commission of a "crime of violence" is unconstitutionally vague.

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