No. 19-7504
Verdell Marcel Brooks v. United States
IFP
Tags: 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-offense mens-rea recklessness statutory-interpretation violent-felony
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
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. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Verdell Marcel Brooks
Michelle Rachel Yard — Federal Defender Office, Petitioner
Michelle Rachel Yard — Federal Defender Office, Petitioner