No. 18-9796

Anthony Bernard Jimerson v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: acca career-offender circuit-split controlled-substance-offense mens-rea sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-28 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a post-2002 conviction for sale of cocaine in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13 a 'controlled substance offense' as defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) if, according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant 'knew the illicit nature of the substance' he sold?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Is a post-2002 conviction for sale of cocaine in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13 a “controlled substance offense” as defined in U.S.S8.G. § 4B1.2(b) if, according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant “knew the illicit nature of the substance” he sold? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2019-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-19
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2019-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)
2019-04-17
Application (18A1058) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 23, 2019.
2019-04-11
Application (18A1058) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 24, 2019 to June 23, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Anthony Jimerson
Peter Vincent BirchFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Peter Vincent BirchFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent