No. 20-6978

Chaka LeChar Castro v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-statute due-process ethnic-targeting evidence evidence-sufficiency hate-crime hate-crimes religious-discrimination sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether sufficient evidence supported Petitioner's convictions under 18-U.S.C-924(c)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L Whether sufficient evidence supported Petitioner’s convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) for counts three, five, seven and nine of the Second Superseding Indictment? I. Whether targeting a particular ethnic or religious group, with the absence of evidence of any hate or animus, is enough for application of the hate crime motivation enhancement under U.S.S.G § 3A1.1? 2

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Chaka Castro
James C. ThomasJames C. Thomas, P.C., Petitioner
James C. ThomasJames C. Thomas, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent