No. 19-5491

Shed T. Woods v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-conviction divisibility drug-offense indiana-code-35-48-4-1 indiana-statute serious-drug-offense statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
ERISA
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conviction for dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug under Indiana Code § 35-48-4-1 is improperly considered a 'serious drug offense' under the Armed Career Criminal Act where the Indiana statute encompasses more conduct than 'manufacturing, distributing, [and] possession with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance' as required by 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a conviction for dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug under Indiana Code § 35-48-4-1 is improperly considered a “serious drug offense” under the Armed Career Criminal Act where the Indiana statute encompasses more conduct than “manufacturing, distributing, [and] possession with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance” as required by 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)? ii

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-07
Memorandum of respondent United States of America, USA filed.
2019-08-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 7, 2019.
2019-08-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 6, 2019 to October 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Shed Woods
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America, USA
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent