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It asks if a state conviction qualifies as a predicate offense. The definition of generic burglary drives the outcome."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 9-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 9-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-17"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 24, 2019."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 9-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Court to exclude his conviction from the ACCA count.","The government wants the Court to include his conviction in the ACCA count."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 9-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 9-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues that generic burglary requires proof of remaining inside a structure.","The government argues that the statutory text alone defines the qualifying offense."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file 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It determines which state convictions trigger mandatory minimums. It shapes the national standard for generic burglary."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 9-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 9-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-17"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 29-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 29-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 9-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 9-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 22-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 22-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 14-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 14-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 22-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 22-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 10-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 10-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 29-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 29-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 12-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 12-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 24-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 24-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 14-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 14-29"}]}],"slug":"2018-17-778-quarles-v-united-states","term":"2018","title":"Does a burglary conviction require proof of remaining inside a building?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 9-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 9-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-778_olq2.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-17"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}