No. 20-6529

Wesley Wayne Wakeford v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2d1.1(b)(5) circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-offense drug-offenses methamphetamine-importation sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sentencing Guidelines section 2D1.1(b)(5) 'offense that involved the importation' of methamphetamine should be interpreted to include certain conduct

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This Court should grant this petition to interpret Sentencing Guidelines section 2D1.1(b)(5). What an “offense that involved the importation” of methamphetamine looks like has given rise to circuit splits on two issues, those issues approach the interpretation of the subsection differently, and contradictory caselaw exists within two circuits.

Docket Entries

2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent