No. 20-6424

Deloyd Jones v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-conflict common-purpose criminal-enterprise drug-distribution fifth-circuit legal-interpretation rico rico-statute shared-profits statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration LaborRelations
Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Related Cases: 20-6433 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is concerted criminal activity by individuals within a group sufficient to establish an 'enterprise' under RICO even if there is no evidence of shared profits or a common group purpose?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Is concerted criminal activity by individuals within a group sufficient to establish an “enterprise” under RICO even if there is no evidence of shared profits or a common group purpose, and did the Fifth Circuit err in finding the existence of a structured “enterprise” based on a “common purpose” of “selling drugs” absent evidence of a centralized drug distribution chain or decision-making framework? ii

Docket Entries

2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Deloyd Jones
Samantha Jean KuhnFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Samantha Jean KuhnFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent