No. 21-6459

Daniel Lowell v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-1(a) carjacking criminal-procedure criminal-statute defendant-burden federal-criminal-law felony-murder-rule legal-standard temporary-safety
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When applying the felony murder rule under 18 U.S.C. § 1(a) to the crime of carjacking, what must a defendant show to establish that he has reached a point of 'temporary safety' separating the carjacking itself from subsequent events?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED When applying the felony murder rule under 18 U.S.C. § 1(a) to the crime of carjacking, what must a defendant show to establish that he has reached a point of “temporary safety” separating the carjacking itself from subsequent events? i

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Daniel Lowell
John Carl ArceciOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent