No. 19-6405
Ernest Vereen, Jr. v. United States
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act divisible-statute due-process felon-in-possession innocent-transitory-possession record-ambiguity sentencing sentencing-court transitory-possession violent-felony
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Latest Conference:
2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sentencing court may look to disputed facts in the record to determine whether a prior conviction qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED (1) Whether a sentencing court may look to disputed facts in the record to determine whether a prior conviction qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act, when a defendant’s prior conviction stemmed from charges under a divisible statute, and the record is ambiguous as to which portion of the statute was the subject of the conviction. (2) Whether the affirmative defense of Innocent Transitory Possession is available to a felon-inpossession charge. (i)
Docket Entries
2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-13
Reply of petitioner Vereen filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-27
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2019-12-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 27, 2020.
2019-12-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2019 to January 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 26, 2019.
2019-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2019 to December 26, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 25, 2019)
2019-08-19
Application (19A177) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 28, 2019.
2019-08-14
Application (19A177) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2019 to October 28, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Vereen
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner