No. 19-5750
Felix A. Okafor v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924(c)(1)(A) criminal-law cruel-and-unusual-punishment firearms-offense first-step-act sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Punishment
Punishment
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether petitioner's 3167 month sentence imposed as a result of this court's misinterpretation of the stacking provisions of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A) is cruel and unusual punishment
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW : I. WHETHER PETITIONER'S 3167 MONTH SENTENCE IMPOSED AS A RESULT OF THIS COURT'S MISINTERPRETATION OF THE STACKING PROVISIONS OF 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(@® IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE FIRST STEP ACT'S DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENDMENT AS A CLARIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF 924(c)(1)(A)(i) DECLARING THE INTENT OF CONGRESS WAS TO MAKE THE STACKING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FINAL CONVICTIONS ONLY?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)
Attorneys
Felix Okafor
Cheryl J. Sturm — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent