Chambers v. United States
| Chambers v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 10, 2008 Decided January 13, 2009 | |
| Full case name | Deondery Chambers, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docket no. | 06-11206 |
| Citations | 555 U.S. 122 (more) 129 S. Ct. 687; 172 L. Ed. 2d 484; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 580 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United 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 | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Alito, joined by Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 924–e) | |
Chambers v. United States, 555 U.S. 122 (2009), 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.