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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- 51 opinions
C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.