No. 19-6601
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-prosecution categorical-approach categorical-match circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-law federal-sentencing prior-conviction realistic-probability sentencing state-conviction state-court state-crime
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant must point to an actual state-court prosecution to demonstrate that a prior conviction is not a categorical match for federal sentencing purposes
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a defendant who seeks to demonstrate that a prior conviction is not a categorical match for federal sentencing purposes must point to an actual state-court prosecution illustrating the state crime’s overbreadth. i
Docket Entries
2019-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-11-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)
2019-09-04
Application (19A254) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 8, 2019.
2019-08-30
Application (19A254) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 9, 2019 to November 8, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Kevin Battle
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent