No. 19-8049

Kenneth Marquise Ruff v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1962d 5th-amendment criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment rico rico-conspiracy sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of procedural due process is violated where the Petitioner receives a sentencing enhancement in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) without clear evidence of a connection to the indicted conspiracy"

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of procedural due process is violated where the Petitioner receives a sentencing enhancement in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) Conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) without clear evidence of a connection to the indicted conspiracy.

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-03-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Kenneth Ruff, et al.
James W Kilbourne Jr.ALLEN STAHL & KILBOURNE, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent