No. 19-8899

Michael Wayne Blanche v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) aiding-and-abetting armed-bank-robbery crime-of-violence federal-criminal-law jury-finding jury-instructions sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether aiding and abetting armed bank robbery is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether aiding and abetting armed bank robbery isa crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A). 2. Whether the verdict and 7-year sentence on the § 924(c) charge in Count Two cannot stand without a jury finding either (1) that the armed bank robbery and/or aiding and abetting charge in Count One is a crime of violence; or (2) that petitioner “brandished” a firearm. i

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-04
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-07-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 4, 2020.
2020-07-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2020 to September 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 5, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Wayne Blanche
John Paul BalazsAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent