No. 19-7781

John Charles Fortner v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-law criminal-sentencing federal-crimes felony-offense minor minor-involvement minors sentencing sentencing-enhancement sex-offender-registration sorna statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 2260A require the underlying listed offense to involve an actual minor?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 18 U.S.C. § 2260A is a penalty provision which provides for an additional 10 year consecutive sentence if the defendant is: (1) required to register under SORNA, (2) commits a felony offense for a listed set of federal crimes, and (8) that listed offense “involvels] a minor.” Does the plain language of 18 U.S.C. § 2260A require that the underlying listed offense involve an actual minor? __ ii RELATED CASES Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 14(1)(b)(iii), Petitioner submits the following cases which are directly related to this Petition: none iii

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)

Attorneys

John Fortner
Kevin Michael SchadOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Michael SchadOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent