No. 20-8215

Aaron Walton v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split controlled-substance-offense criminal-law eighth-circuit guidelines inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals incorrectly found that an inchoate offense such as an attempt is included in the definition of a 'controlled substance offense' under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals incorrectly found that an inchoate offense such as an attempt is included in the definition of a “controlled substance offense” under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2? ii

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-05-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Aaron Walton
Anna Marie WilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent