No. 20-7204
Shane Faithful v. United States
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
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent