Richard Mathis, Petitioner v. United States. — Alito, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Alito dissents, arguing that the Court's majority improperly excludes many burglary convictions from counting as predicate offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act by focusing on a formal distinction between "elements" and "means" rather than the actual conduct, and that this approach is impractical, contrary to precedent, and raises Sixth Amendment concerns.