Supreme Court Affirms 'Crimes of Violence' Include Inaction in Murder-for-Hire Case

The 7-2 ruling upholds Salvatore Delligatti's conviction, clarifying legal standards for violent crimes committed through indirect actions.

• The Supreme Court ruled that crimes involving intentional harm, even through inaction, qualify as 'crimes of violence.'
• Salvatore Delligatti, a Genovese crime family associate, was convicted for a murder-for-hire plot and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
• The Court upheld a mandatory five-year sentence enhancement for Delligatti's possession of a firearm during the crime.
• Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, while Justices Neil Gorsuch and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, raising concerns about broad interpretations of inaction as violence.
• The decision provides critical legal clarity for lower courts in applying the 'crime of violence' penalty to similar cases involving indirect actions.

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