No. 18-6375

Michael Whisby v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act career-offender-provision collateral-review mandatory-guidelines pre-booker-mandatory-guidelines pre-booker-sentencing retroactivity sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-vagueness stokeling-v-united-states vagueness-doctrine violent-felony
Latest Conference: 2019-01-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2)'s residual clause is void for vagueness vis-a-vis defendants sentenced under the pre-Booker mandatory Guidelines.

2. Whether the invalidation of § 4B1.2(a)(2)'s mandatory residual clause has retroactive effect in cases on collateral review.

3. Whether a Florida robbery offense that includes "as an element" the common law requirement of overcoming "victim resistance" is categorically a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(i), when the offense has been specifically interpreted by state appellate courts to require only slight force to overcome resistance.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2)'s residual clause is void for vagueness vis-à-vis defendants sentenced under the pre-Booker mandatory Guidelines

Docket Entries

2019-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
2018-12-19
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2018-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 19, 2018.
2018-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 19, 2018 to December 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)

Attorneys

Michael Whisby
Arun RavindranFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent