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Martinez v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 30, 2015
576 U.S. 1080 (2015)

Opinion

No. 14–8989.

06-30-2015

Michael Anthony MARTINEZ, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. ––––, 135 S.Ct. 2551, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2015).

Justice ALITO concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand in this case: Following the recommendation of the Solicitor General, the Court has held the petition in this and many other cases pending the decision in Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. ––––, 135 S.Ct. 2551, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2015). In holding this petition and now in vacating and remanding the decision below in this case, the Court has not differentiated between cases in which the petitioner would be entitled to relief if the Court held (as it now has) that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(e)(2)(B)(ii), is void for vagueness and cases in which relief would not be warranted for a procedural reason. On remand, the Court of Appeals should understand that the Court's disposition of this petition does not reflect any view regarding petitioner's entitlement to relief.


Summaries of

Martinez v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 30, 2015
576 U.S. 1080 (2015)
Case details for

Martinez v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Michael Anthony MARTINEZ, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Jun 30, 2015

Citations

576 U.S. 1080 (2015)
576 U.S. 1080
192 L. Ed. 2d 972
83 U.S.L.W. 3942

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