No. 18-8708

Charles Clark v. Joe Coakley, Warden

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-851 circuit-split controlled-substance-act drug-offense felony-drug-offense habeas-corpus mathis-v-united-states retroactivity sentencing-enhancement
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decision handed down in Mathis v United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016) is retroactive in a post-conviction petition, as some courts have stated and creating a split amongst the circuits?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ~ ° In this habeas corpus case, an question of retroactivity to a prior Supreme Court ruling in Mathis, and whether a predated Controlled Substance Act possession offense or State possession offense that both are misdemeanors, . (Petitioner was indicted, tried and sentenced in 1991 and 1992); can qualify as prior "felony drug offense" under the old 21 USC §851 standard. These questions . are unique to the facts and law and some what of importance for the High Court to review. . : Thus, the questions presented is: Whether the decision handed down in Mathis v United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016) is retroactive in a post-conviction petition, as some courts have stated and creating a split aAmoungst the circuits? Whether the predated Controlled Substance Act misdemeanor convictions could be used to enhance Clark to a life sentence with the predated Controlled Substance Act provisions of 21 USC §851? . ‘s ! . . : . “he q .

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent Coakley, Warden, Joe to respond filed.
2018-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Charles Clark
Charles Clark — Petitioner
Charles Clark — Petitioner
Coakley, Warden, Joe
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent