No. 20-5055

Juan Carlos Castellanos Muratella v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender circuit-conflict controlled-substance controlled-substances counterfeit-controlled-substances criminal-law drug-trafficking due-process imitation-controlled-substances simulated-substance statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a statute that includes simulated controlled substances, imitation controlled substances, and counterfeit controlled substances categorically a controlled substance offense?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Is a statute that includes simulated controlled substances, imitation controlled substances, and counterfeit controlled substances categorically a controlled substance offense? Is an imitation controlled substance a counterfeit controlled substance?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Juan Carlos Castellanos Muratella
Benjamin David BergmannParrish Law Firm, Petitioner
Benjamin David BergmannParrish Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent