No. 18A1355

Richard Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-24
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: crack-cocaine drug-distribution eleventh-circuit intent-to-distribute school-zone sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the sentencing guidelines for drug offenses near schools violate due process or constitute disproportionate punishment for crack cocaine possession

Docket Entries

2019-06-25
Application (18A1355) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 6, 2019.
2019-06-20
Application (18A1355) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 8, 2019 to September 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Richard Johnson
Margaret Yvonne FoldesFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Margaret Yvonne FoldesFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent