No. 19-5946

Anthony Carl Spence v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-jurisdiction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process extraterritorial-application extraterritorial-jurisdiction extraterritoriality federal-sentencing foreign-conduct guidelines offense-level sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
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
Adeel Mohammad BashirOffice of the Federal Defender for the Middle District of Florida, Petitioner
Adeel Mohammad BashirOffice of the Federal Defender for the Middle District of Florida, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent