No. 20-7872

Jeremy Darnell Morton v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment appeal attempt-offense career-offender controlled-substance criminal-procedure guideline-range harmless-error search-and-seizure sentencing
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court of appeals err in using the harmless error rule to resolve the illegal search and seizure of $8,300?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW BY THE COURT. I. Did the court of appeals err in using the harmless error rule to resolve the illegal search and seizure of $8,300? IL. Was the career offender guideline range applied in error based on convictions that amounted to attempt offenses and thus do not meet the guideline definition of “controlled substance offense”? 2 \ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTEREST Pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 14.1(b) and 29.6, Britt Cobb makes the following disclosure on behalf of the Petitioner: 1, Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, that has a financial interest in the outcome? NO Dated: April 20, 2021 Britt M. Cobb (P69556) Attorney for Petitioner WILLEY & CHAMBERLAIN LLP 300 Ottawa Avenue, N.W., Suite 810 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 (616) 458-2212 3

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Jeremy Morton
Britt Morton CobbWilley and Chamberlain, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent