No. 21-5503

Eric Henry Woodberry and Bradford Marselas Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-statute firearm-length firearms mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimums mens-rea prosecutorial-burden sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B)(i) requires the government to prove that a defendant knew of the length of the firearm carried during the commission of a qualifying crime was less than 16 inches when the firearm's length triggers a mandatory 10-year sentence consecutive to all other sentencing provisions

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B)(i) requires the government to prove that a defendant knew of the length of the firearm carried during the commission of a qualifying crime was less than 16 inches when the firearm's length triggers a mandatory 10-year sentence consecutive to all other sentencing provisions. 2

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 27, 2021)

Attorneys

Robert Woodberry, et al.
Suzanne Lee ElliottLaw Offices of Suzanne Lee Elliott, Petitioner
Suzanne Lee ElliottLaw Offices of Suzanne Lee Elliott, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent