No. 21-6510

Luis Solis-Vasquez v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: crime-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process elements-of-offense federal-statute jury-determination jury-instructions mandatory-victim-restitution RICO rico-offense state-law state-law-predicates
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state law RICO predicates are elements of a RICO offense that must be found by the jury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether state law RICO predicates are elements of a RICO offense that must be found by the jury. 2. Whether aggravated RICO conspiracy is properly classified as a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) and the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act. (18 U.S.C. § 3663(A)).

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 3, 2022)

Attorneys

Luis Solis-Vasquez
Ian GoldLaw Office of Ian Gold, Petitioner
Ian GoldLaw Office of Ian Gold, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent