No. 19-5996

Michael J. W. Potter v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment life-imprisonment mandatory-minimum mandatory-sentencing sentencing
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether entry of a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment violated Appellant's rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question for Review Whether entry of a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment violated Appellant’s rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
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.
Main Document
2019-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2019)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisOtherPetitionAppendixOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOther

Attorneys

Michael Potter
Joseph Oren McAfee — McAfee & McAfee, PLLC, Petitioner
Joseph Oren McAfee — McAfee & McAfee, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent