No. 19-6370

Troy Bennett v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing drug-offense elements-clause florida-statute-843.01 florida-statutes resisting-with-violence violent-felony
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Latest Conference: 2020-03-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Florida conviction for resisting with violence is a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether this Court should resolve the circuit split concerning whether a Florida conviction for resisting with violence under Florida Statutes § 843.01 is a “violent felony” under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act. IL. Whether a Florida conviction for possession with intent to sell cocaine under Florida Statutes § 893.13 is a “serious drug offense” under the Armed Career Criminal Act. This issue is currently pending before the Court in Shular v. United States, No. 18-6662. i

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-06
Reply of petitioner Troy Bennett filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-14
Brief of respondent United States of America filed.
2020-01-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2020.
2020-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 15, 2020 to February 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-16
Response Requested. (Due January 15, 2020)
2019-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-25
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2019-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Troy Bennett
Rosemary CakmisFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Rosemary CakmisFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent