No. 19-7781
John Charles Fortner v. United States
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
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 Schad — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Michael Schad — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent