No. 19-5946
Anthony Carl Spence v. United States
Tags: criminal-jurisdiction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process extraterritorial-application extraterritorial-jurisdiction extraterritoriality federal-sentencing foreign-conduct guidelines offense-level sentencing sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal sentencing court can enhance a defendant's offense level based on conduct occurring entirely in a foreign country and not a crime against the US
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, absent a clear indication of a federal sentencing court is permitted to enhance a defendant’s offense level under the sentencing guidelines based on conduct occurring entirely in a foreign country and that is not a crime against the United States. i
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-22
Reply of petitioner Anthony Carl Spence filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-08
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 9, 2019 to January 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 8, 2020.
2019-11-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2019.
2019-10-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-08
Response Requested. (Due November 7, 2019)
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
Attorneys
Anthony Carl Spence
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent