No. 18-7572

Vernon Montrell Webster v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-25
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: alternative-means armed-career-criminal-act burglary burglary-statute criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process generic-burglary generic-offenses prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Wisconsin's burglary statute defines alternative means, making it broader than generic burglary and not a qualifying prior conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED () Whether the locations under Wisconsin’s burglary statute are alternative means—a question pending resolution from the Wisconsin Supreme Court—making Wisconsin burglary broader than generic burglary and therefore not a qualifying prior conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1)? ii

Docket Entries

2019-11-08
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-10-07
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's decision in United States v. Franklin, 2019 WI 64, 387 Wis. 2d 259, 928 N. W. 2d 545 (2019).
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-06
Supplemental brief of petitioner Vernon Webster filed.
2019-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-04-15
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2019.
2019-03-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 15, 2019 to April 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-02-13
Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2019)
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 25, 2019)
2018-10-26
Application (18A443) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 25, 2019.
2018-10-24
Application (18A443) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 26, 2018 to January 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Vernon Webster
Heather Rae QuickFederal Public Defender Office for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner
Heather Rae QuickFederal Public Defender Office for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner