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Welch v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 8, 2016
577 U.S. 1056 (2016)

Summary

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether Johnson v. United States, ___ U.S. ___ 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569, announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

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Opinion

No. 15–6418.

01-08-2016

Gregory WELCH, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted.


Summaries of

Welch v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 8, 2016
577 U.S. 1056 (2016)

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether Johnson v. United States, ___ U.S. ___ 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569, announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

Summary of this case from McKay v. United States

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether Johnson v. United States, ___ U.S. ___ 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569, announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

Summary of this case from Brown v. United States

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether [Johnson] announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

Summary of this case from Garrett v. United States

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether Johnson v. United States, ___ U.S. ___ 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569, announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

Summary of this case from Brown v. United States

granting certiorari to decide "[w]hether [Johnson] announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively to cases that are on collateral review."

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Case details for

Welch v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Gregory WELCH, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Jan 8, 2016

Citations

577 U.S. 1056 (2016)
136 S. Ct. 790
193 L. Ed. 2d 534

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