No. 20-7286

Kashus Davis v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act controlled-substance criminal-law criminal-procedure mens-rea serious-drug-offense statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the drug conduct in the Armed Career Criminal Act's 'serious drug offense' definition in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) requires knowledge of the illicit nature of the controlled substance

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the drug conduct in the Armed Career Criminal Act’s “serious drug offense” definition in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) requires knowledge of the illicit nature of the controlled substance.’ ' A similar question is also presented in Duwayne Jones v. United States, No. 206399 (response requested Dec. 22, 2020); Anthony Billings, Jr. v. United States, No. 20-7101 (pet. filed Feb 4, 2021); and Curry v. United States (pet. filed Feb. 24, 2021) (not yet docketed). i RELATED CASES United States v. Davis, No. 20-10896 (11th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020) United States v. Davis, No. 19-cr-80161 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 21, 2020) ii

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-04-30
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2021-03-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 30, 2021.
2021-03-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2021 to April 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2021)

Attorneys

Kashus Davis
Andrew Lee AdlerFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Andrew Lee AdlerFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent