No. 19-7341

Joey D. Wiseman, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: congressional-intent criminal-law drug-crimes drug-felonies drug-policy drug-trafficking due-process equal-protection sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress should re-evaluate the inequity in changing the enhancement level for prior drug felonies under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A)-(B) but not 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether this Honorable Court should re-evaluate the inherent inequity in Congress changing the level of the enhancement for prior drug felonies for 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A)-(B) to prior serious drug felonies but not 21 US.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) for prior drug _ trafficking convictions.

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Joey D. Wiseman Jr.
Marisa Larrick SerratJaime P. Serrat LLC, Petitioner
Marisa Larrick SerratJaime P. Serrat LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent