Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Whether, when determining whether a state offense qualifies as a crime of violence, a federal court is bound by the decision of the state’s highest court to label a mens rea as something greater than negligence when this Court has unequivocally established that the same mens rea under federal law constitutes mere negligence? 2) Where the definition of a crime of violence under federal recidivism enhancement provisions, such as U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(1), include the limiting language “against the person of another,” is that language mere surplusage or must a defendant be more than negligent with respect to whether his intentional conduct could harm another? i
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2020-02-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-06
Reply of petitioner Trayvon Smith filed.
2019-11-22
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-10-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2019.
2019-10-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 23, 2019 to November 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-23
Response Requested. (Due October 23, 2019)
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)