Supreme Court of the United States

Denard Stokeling, Petitioner v. United States.

January 15, 2019139 S. Ct. 544

Summary

The Supreme Court held that Florida robbery qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause. Robbery under Florida law requires the use of force sufficient to overcome a victim's resistance, which the Court concluded constitutes 'physical force' capable of causing pain or injury as defined in Johnson.