No. 18-5978

John Robert Register, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender civil-rights criminal-procedure drug-possession due-process plain-error prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court commit a plain error by applying a career offender enhancement to petitioner, even though his prior convictions neither of which had the requisite quantity to be considered significant enough to warrant a 180 months sentence pursuant to §3553 factor (1)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; A. Did the court commit a plaii error »by applying a career . , offender eihancemeit to petitioner, even though his prior . convictiois (to wit: possession of marijuana and possession of ; . cocaine with intent to distribute.) ,1either of which had the requisite quantity to be considered sigiificait: enough to : ; warrant a 180 months sentence pursuant to §3553 factor (1).? oe B. Is it unconstitutional fora court to-not allow a defendert. ~. °°: woo) game to. -rebutt his/hers attorneys anders. brief. z ee ue

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2018)

Attorneys

John Robert Register
John Register — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent