No. 18-8983

Patrick Edwards v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure cruel-and-unusual-punishment double-jeopardy due-process eighth-amendment fifth-amendment retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits the imposition of a sentence for a specific offense that is greater than the maximum sentence authorized by the legislature for that offense

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Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-05-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-04-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 24, 2019)
2019-02-28
Application (18A878) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 2, 2019.
2018-12-14
Application (18A878) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 1, 2019 to March 2, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Patrick Edwards
Patrick Edwards — Petitioner
Patrick Edwards — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent