No. 19-6849

Cedric Sharrod Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-review controlled-substance criminal-law drug-crimes due-process firearm-proximity firearms fourth-circuit sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the fourth circuit court of appeals erred in concluding that, despite the controlled substance [heroin] in this matter having been locked in a safe, a firearm that was not in the proximity of the locked safe nonetheless constituted 'in furtherance of' for the purposes of an 18 USC §924(c)(1)(A) conviction

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Cedric Sharrod Williams
Cedric Sharrod Williams — Petitioner
Cedric Sharrod Williams — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent