[2] The Supreme Court requires that the "categorical approach" be used for determining whether a defendant's previous state convictions count as "violent felonies" under the ACCA.

[2] In 2017, Jefferson County Sheriffs raided the home of Eddie Shular, a Florida man who was the target of a cocaine trafficking investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Because Shular was prosecuted in a Florida federal court, his appeal was initially heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, presided over by a three-judge panel, composed of Judges Stanley Marcus, Charles Wilson, and Frank M. Hull.

Shular appealed the Eleventh Circuit's opinion to the Supreme Court, which granted his writ of certiorari agreeing to hear the case in June 2019.

Richard Summa, an Assistant Federal Defender from the Northern District of Florida, argued the case on behalf of Shular.

Jonathan Bond, an Assistant US Solicitor General, argued the case on behalf of the United States Government.

[3] On February 26, 2020, the Supreme Court released an opinion affirming the decision by the Eleventh Circuit and ruling against Shular.