No. 18-6858

Micah G. Pritchett v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-approach controlled-substance criminal-law distribution drug-distribution federal-sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation virginia virginia-law
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Virginia offense of distribution of a controlled substance categorically qualifies as a 'controlled substance offense' under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Virginia offense of distribution of a controlled substance categorically qualifies as a “controlled substance offense” under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines?

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2018)

Attorneys

Micah G. Pritchett
Joseph Stephen CamdenOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Joseph Stephen CamdenOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent