Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Torres v. United States

Torres v. United States, 499 U.S. 908 (1991)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-03-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting that when faced with an ambiguous statute, "a court should refer to the 'indictment or information and jury instructions,' or, in the case of a guilty plea, to the plea agreement or transcript, in order to determine if the conviction was for 'generic' ... burglary"
  • district court should refer to the plea agreement or plea transcript to determine if defendant pled guilty to generic burglary
  • district court should refer to plea agreement or plea transcript to determine whether defendant’s prior conviction was for generic burglary

Citator

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.