No. 18-5383

James Rodney Shuman v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi-v-new-jersey armed-career-criminal-act armed-career-criminal-act-acca controlled-substances-act drug-offenses due-process mathis-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-offense sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation taylor-v-united-states vagueness void-for-vagueness
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-the-appellate-court's-interpretation-and-application-of-the-armed-career-criminal-act-(acca)-is-contrary-to-supreme-court-precedent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ISSUE I . WHETHER THE APPELLATE COURT'S INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT (ACCA), SPECIALLY 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii), IS CONTRARY TO THIS COURT'S DECISIONS IN TAYLOR Vv. UNITED STATES, 104 L. ED. 2D 607 (1990); SHEPARD V. UNITED STATES, 161 L. ED. 2D 205 (2005); MONCRIEFFEE V. HOLDER, 185 L. . ED. 2D 727 (2013); AND MATHIS V. UNITED STATES, 196 L. ED. 2D 604 (2016)?. ISSUE If WHETHER THE APPELLATE COURT'S PRACTICE OF ADDING ELEMENTS TO PRIOR STATE DRUG OFFENSES, TO MAKE THOSE STATE OFFENSES QUALIFY AS "SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSES" UNDER 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii), VIOLATES THE SIXTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THIS COURT'S DECISION IN APPRENDI V. NEW JERSEY, 147 L. ED. 2D 436 (2000)? oo ISSUE IIft . WHETHER THE APPELLATE COURT'S DETERMINATION THAT THE TERM "INVOLVING" IN 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) INDICATES THAT THE DEFINITION OF A "SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSE" INCLUDES STATE DRUG OFFENSES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS LISTED IN THAT STATUTE, TO WIT: DISTRIBUTION OR MANUFACTURING, WITHOUT CREATING A SPECIFIC, WORKABLE PROCEDURE HOW A SENTENCING COURT IS TO APPLY "INVOLVING" TO A STATE OFFENSE, MAKES THE COURT'S CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) VOID FOR VAGUENESS. -i 4, . a

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2018)

Attorneys

James Rodney Shuman
James Rodney Shuman — Petitioner
James Rodney Shuman — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent