No. 20-7204

Shane Faithful v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-distribution criminal-law federal-sentencing medical-care medical-prescription prescription-drugs sentencing sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Related Cases: 20-1205 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a physician who prescribes a controlled substance to a patient for reasons other than medical care has unlawfully 'dispensed' the substance, unlawfully 'distributed' the substance, or both, for purposes of 21 USS.C. § 841 (a)(1)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a physician who prescribes a controlled substance to a patient for reasons other than medical care has unlawfully “dispensed” the substance, unlawfully “distributed” the substance, or both, for purposes of 21 USS.C. § 841 (a)(1). 2. Whether the Sixth Amendment permits judges to find the facts necessary to support an otherwise unreasonable federal sentence. i

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Shane Faithful
Evan Gray HowzeOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas, Petitioner
Evan Gray HowzeOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent