No. 18-821

David Keith Wills v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure double-jeopardy dual-sovereignty fifth-amendment gamble-v-united-states supreme-court
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court should overrule the dual sovereignty exception to the Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy Clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Court should overrule the dual sovereignty exception to the Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy Clause. This question is currently before the Court in Gamble v. United States, No. 17-646 (argued Dec. 6, 2018). Petitioner respectfully requests that this petition be held pending the decision in Gamble.

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-01-28
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2018-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 28, 2019)

Attorneys

David Keith Wills
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Petitioner
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent