Frantz Depierre, Petitioner v. United States
Decided June 9, 2011. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 09-1533 · 564 U.S. 70 (2011) · Cited 138 times
Holding
Felony vehicle flight, as proscribed by Indiana law, is a violent felony for purposes of ACCA.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 8
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 1
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Kimbrough v. United States · 552 U.S. 85 (2007)
- Neal v. United States · 516 U.S. 284 (1996)
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. · 523 U.S. 75 (1998)
- Smith v. United States · 508 U.S. 223 (1993)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
- United States v. Montoya De Hernandez · 473 U.S. 531 (1985)
- United States v. Santos · 553 U.S. 507 (2008)
- Deal v. United States · 508 U.S. 129 (1993)
- Reno v. Koray · 515 U.S. 50 (1995)
- McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander · 498 U.S. 337 (1991)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
- United States v. Rodriquez · 553 U.S. 377 (2008)
- Lewis v. City of Chicago · 560 U.S. 205 (2010)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Burrage v. United States · 571 U.S. 204 (2014)
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