No. 18-5380

Luis Lopez v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act carachuri-rosendo circuit-court-split criminal-history drug-offense massachusetts-state-court massachusetts-state-district-court maximum-imprisonment maximum-term-of-imprisonment moncrieffe sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-offense state-court-conviction
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prior conviction in a Massachusetts state district court for which the defendant was actually exposed by law to a maximum term of imprisonment of two-and-a-half years qualifies as a 'serious drug offense' 'for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law' under the Armed Career Criminal Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does a prior conviction in a Massachusetts state district court for which the defendant was actually exposed by law to a maximum term of imprisonment of two-and-a-half years qualify as a “serious drug offense” “for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law” under the Armed Career Criminal Act? i

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2018)

Attorneys

Luis Lopez
James L. SultanRankin & Sultan, Petitioner
James L. SultanRankin & Sultan, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent