No. 20-5051

Andre Patrick Staggers v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-841(b) criminal-procedure drug-offense first-step-act retroactive-application retroactivity sentencing sentencing-law statutory-minimums
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the First Step Act provision lowering the enhanced statutory minimums of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b) apply to persons who were sentenced before the provision's enactment date but whose conviction and sentence are not final?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Does the First Step Act provision lowering the enhanced statutory minimums of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b) apply to persons who were sentenced before the provision’s enactment date but whose conviction and sentence are not final? -i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2020)

Attorneys

Patrick Staggers
Christopher Albert AberleChristopher A. Aberle, Petitioner
Christopher Albert AberleChristopher A. Aberle, Petitioner
United States fo America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent