No. 21-6295

Jmarreon Mack v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law appellate-review attempt controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense deference fifth-circuit judicial-deference sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err in deferring to the Sentencing Commission's use of commentary to expand the definition of 'controlled substance offense' in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err when it deferred to the United States Sentencing Commission’s use of commentary in its Guidelines Manual to expand the unambiguous and Congressionally authorized textual definition of U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), of “controlled substance offense,” to include “attempts” to commit such an offense? il

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-12-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 18, 2022. See Rule 30.1.
2021-12-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 16, 2021 to January 17, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Jmarreon Mack
Betty L. MarakFederal Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent