No. 20-7913

Dallas Jerome Wims v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act controlled-substance-act eighth-amendment first-step-act sentencing serious-drug-offense
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Step Act's amendment redefining 'serious drug offense' applies to the ACCA

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. WHETHER THE FIRST STEP ACT’S AMENDMENT REDEFINING “SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSE” FOR PURPOSES OF AN ENHANCEMENT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT (21 U.S.C. 801 ET SEQ) APPLIES TO THE ACCA.(18 U.S.C. 924(E)(1). 2. WHETHER SENTENCING PETITIONER UNDER THE ACCA VIOLATED THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT. i IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DALLAS WIMS, Petitioner, -VSsUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 12th day of March, 2021, in accordance with Rule 33 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States, copies of the (1) Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, (2) Petition for Writ of Certiorari, and (3) Certificate of Service, were served upon the United States Attorney’s Office, 99 N.E. Fourth St., Miami, FL 33128; and upon the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, by mail. /s/ Charles G. White CHARLES G. WHITE, ESQ. Counsel for Petitioner 1031 Ives Dairy Road, Suite 228 Miami, FL 33179 Tel: (305) 914-0160 Florida Bar No. 334170 i

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-13
Waiver of right of respondent United State of America to respond filed.
2021-03-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 3, 2021)

Attorneys

Dallas Wims
Charles G. White — Petitioner
Charles G. White — Petitioner
United State of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent