No. 22-6318
Eduardo Ocegueda-Ruiz v. United States
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-trafficking due-process firearm-possession lenity sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a person possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), when the person receives a firearm in a trade for drugs?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW i Does a person possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), when the person receives a firearm in a trade for drugs? i
Docket Entries
2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)
Attorneys
Eduardo Ocegueda-Ruiz
Stephen R. Hormel — Hormel law Office, LLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent