Descamps v. U.S.
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| Case Term | OT 2012 |
| Category | Criminal Law |
| Question Presented | Whether, in a case under the Armed Career Criminal Act, when a state crime does not require an element of the federal crime of burglary, the federal court may find the existence of that element by examining the record of the state proceedings under the "modified categorical approach.” |
| Lower Court's Decision | yes |
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