No. 18-5654
Willie Lee Daniels v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-841 collateral-review constitutional-challenge controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense criminal-law descamps-v-united-states mathis-v-united-states montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity retroactivity-of-new-rules sentencing sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Mathis v. United States, is retroactive to cases on collateral review, where the principles set forth in Motgomery v. Louisiana, dictate that Mathis is a new subtantive rule ?
Whether 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) is unconstitutional and does not qualify as a controlled substance offense after the Supreme Court's decisions in Descamps v. United States and Mathis v. United States ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Mathis v. United States is retroactive to cases on collateral review
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-04-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2018)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Willie Lee Daniels
Willie Lee Daniels — Petitioner