No. 22-5427

Jade Christian Nichols v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: controlled-substance criminal-procedure federal-law federal-sentencing preemption sentencing-guidelines state-law statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a state definition of 'controlled substance' control a federal sentencing enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines, when the state lists substances that are not federally controlled?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented for Review Expressed in the Terms and Circumstances of the Case. Does a state definition of “controlled substance” control a federal sentencing enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines, when the state lists substances that are not federally controlled? 2 (b) List of all

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-09-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Jade Christian Nichols
Kyle Edward WackenheimOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent