No. 20-7068

Jerry Davis v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights conspiracy criminal-procedure discretionary-sentencing drug-convictions drug-crimes due-process first-step-act sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals created a circuit split by declining to find that the defendant's conviction for a mixed crack and powder cocaine conspiracy constitutes a 'covered offense' under the First Step Act, rendering him eligible for a discretionary sentence reduction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Jerry Davis
Jerry Davis — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent