No. 20-5184

Richard Brian Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act criminal-charging criminal-procedure indictment indictment-error prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-provision statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether sentencing Mr. Williams under the ACCA was error

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether sentencing Mr. Williams under the ACCA was error because the prosecutor specifically charged the sentencing provision of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) in the Indictment, which is not an ACCA sentencing provision. 2) | Whether sentencing Mr. Williams under the ACCA was error because he did not have three qualifying prior convictions. i

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-08
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-11-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2020.
2020-11-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020.
2020-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-10
Response Requested. (Due October 13, 2020)
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Richard Williams
Abby BrumleyOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent