No. 21-8162
Darnell Pearson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-841 controlled-substances criminal-law drug-distribution mens-rea reasonable-foreseeability serious-bodily-injury statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a charge of drug distribution requires proof of defendant's knowledge of drug type and reasonable foreseeability of death/injury
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether a charge of drug distribution resulting in “death or serious bodily injury” under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(4)(c) requires the government to prove that (1) the defendant knew the type of drug at issue, and (2) the death or serious bodily injury were reasonably foreseeable? i
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2022)
Attorneys
Darnell Pearson
Jay Andrew Nelson — Law Office of Jay A. Nelson, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent