No. 21-6592
Donald Stanley v. United States
Tags: criminal-law drug-statute mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimums mens-rea ninth-circuit-precedent rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the knowingly mens rea in 21 U.S.C. § 841 applies to the elements of drug type and quantity that establish mandatory minimum and enhanced maximum sentences.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the knowingly mens rea in 21 U.S.C. § 841 applies to the elements of drug type and quantity that establish mandatory minimum and enhanced maximum sentences
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2022)
Attorneys
Donald Stanley
Benjamin Lee Coleman — Benjamin L. Coleman Law PC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent