No. 21-6622

Rufus Lawson, Jr. v. Officer West, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment criminal-procedure due-process excessive-fines statutory-interpretation tax-evasion
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the statute prohibiting willful failure to pay income taxes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Rufus Lawson
Rufus Lawson Jr. — Petitioner