Chambers v. United States

Chambers v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 10, 2008
Decided January 13, 2009
Full case nameDeondery Chambers, Petitioner v. United States
Docket no.06-11206
Citations555 U.S. 122 (more)
129 S. Ct. 687; 172 L. Ed. 2d 484; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 580
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Chambers, 473 F.3d 724 (7th Cir. 2007); cert. granted, 553 U.S. 1003 (2008).
Holding
Failing to report for incarceration does not qualify as a "violent felony" for the purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityBreyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
ConcurrenceAlito, joined by Thomas
Laws applied
Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 924–e)

Chambers v. United States, 555 U.S. 122 (2009),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that failing to report for incarceration does not qualify as a "violent felony" for the purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act.[2]

  1. ^ Chambers v. United States, 555 U.S. 122 (2009).
  2. ^ 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).