No. 22-6002
Charles Morgan, Jr. v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: ambiguity-standard criminal-statute criminal-statutes grievous-ambiguity gundy-v-united-states liberty-deprivation nondelegation nondelegation-doctrine rule-of-lenity statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference:
2022-12-02
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the rule of lenity should apply to all ambiguous criminal statutes or only to those that are "grievously" ambiguous.
2. Whether the full Court should reconsider the nondelegation issue addressed by the eight-member Court in Gundy v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2116 (2019).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the rule of lenity should apply to all ambiguous criminal statutes or only to those that are 'grievously' ambiguous
Docket Entries
2022-12-05
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-11-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 7, 2022)
Attorneys
Charles Morgan, Jr.
Lisa Burget Wright — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent