No. 19-7314

Johnny L. Dawson v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: acca acca-predicate-offense actual-innocence armed-career-criminal-act drug-offense eleventh-circuit elonis-v-united-states florida-statute mens-rea serious-drug-offense shular strict-liability supreme-court-review united-states-v-smith
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit erroneously concluded that Petitioner's Fla. Stat. § 893.13 drug offenses qualify within the ACCA's definition of a 'serious drug offense'

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED , 1. Whether the United States Court of Appeals . . for the Eleventh Circuit erroneously concluded in . finding Petitioner's Fla. Stat. § 893.13 drug offe nses qualifies within the ACCA's definition of a "serious drug offense" where mens rea is not even an implied element of the definition of a "serious drug offense" in § 924(e) or § 4B1.2(b), according to their preceidential opinion in United States v. Smith, 775 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014) ? 2. Whether the Gourt should grant certiorari to correct the Eleventh Circuit's clear error in United States v. Smith, that a conviction under a — strict liability state drug offense is a proper ; ACCA predicate in conflict with Elonis and McFadden ? 3. Whether after the-U.S. Supreme Court's ... decision in Shular a reasonable jurist could find it debatable if Petitioner's prior § 893.13, State drug convictions warrant the maddatory ACCA enhancement ? ; 4. Whether Petitioner is subject to immediate release based on his actual innocence of the ACCA. enhancement ? . .

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-30
Reply of petitioner Johnny L. Dawson filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-19
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-03-12
Supplemental brief of petitioner Johnny L. Dawson filed.
2020-02-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 19, 2020.
2020-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2020 to March 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Johnny L. Dawson
Johnny L. Dawson — Petitioner
Johnny L. Dawson — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent