No. 19-7504

Verdell Marcel Brooks v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-offense mens-rea recklessness statutory-interpretation violent-felony
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal offense that can be committed with a mens rea of recklessness can qualify as a 'violent felony' under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a criminal offense that can be committed with a mens rea of recklessness can qualify as a “violent felony’ under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). i

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-14
Reply of petitioner Verdell Marcel Brooks filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-02-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2020.
2020-02-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 2, 2020 to April 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Verdell Marcel Brooks
Michelle Rachel YardFederal Defender Office, Petitioner
Michelle Rachel YardFederal Defender Office, Petitioner