No. 18-9601

Lawrence J. Strickland v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment predicate-offenses prior-convictions sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does it violate the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause and the Sixth Amendment for the district court to make a finding that two 'armed career criminal' predicate offenses were 'committed on occasions different from one another' when the conduct occurred within days of one another and without an intervening arrest or conviction?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Does it violate the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause and the Sixth Amendment for the district court to make a finding that two “armed career criminal” predicate offenses were “committed on occasions different from one another” when the conduct occurred within days of one another and without an intervening arrest or conviction? 2

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2019)

Attorneys

Lawrence Strickland
Michael SkrienFederal Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent