No. 20-8300

Lonnie Norton v. Utah

Lower Court: Utah
Docketed: 2021-06-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process jury-trial sentencing statutory-interpretation vagueness-doctrine void-for-vagueness
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-21
Waiver of right of respondent State of Utah to respond filed.
2021-04-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Lonnie Norton
Lonnie Norton — Petitioner
Lonnie Norton — Petitioner
State of Utah
Christopher D. BallardUtah Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Christopher D. BallardUtah Attorney General's Office, Respondent