No. 18-8265

Bradford D Vol Allen v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-843b administrative-law auer-deference categorical-approach circuit-split controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense notice-and-comment sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Environmental AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sentencing Commission may add a crime to the Sentencing Guideline definition of a 'controlled substance offense' without Congressional approval or a notice-and-comment period

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Sentencing Commission, without Congressional approval or a notice-and-comment period, may add a crime to the Sentencing Guideline definition of a “controlled substance offense” when doing so yields a result inconsistent with the categorical approach to 21 U.S.C. § 843(b).

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Bradford Allen
Robert CarpenterDungan, Kilbourne & Stahl, P.A., Petitioner
Robert CarpenterDungan, Kilbourne & Stahl, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent