No. 22-6597

Jeremiah S. Farmer v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-conflict civil-rights drug-conspiracy due-process jurisdictional-requirement racketeering sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-authority supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
Environmental Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court lacked statutory authority under 18 U.S.C. 1962(c) if Congress intended for a RICO conspiracy to be complete when reached, not when the underlying predicate acts are complete

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; ies the distor cart lacked statutory authority conspire Nord), if Congress intended for a Rico piracy to be complete when reached ; not when caddy vodicate the agreement is is complete ? p raketeering act Whether the Ddistriet Court Jacked statutory authority under Bu.s-c. 5 |96LG), if VECAR murder conspiracy and drug conspiracy consti tute separate offenses from RECO conspiracyT Whether the decision of the United States Court of Ap peals conflicts with the Four th circuitS decisions IN Simmons Ayala, and Love? whether the District Court lacked statutory authority | to convict Farmer under LIM U-S.c. 3 B46 , absent | the Joy Finding an agreement to distribute drags ¢ ; Whether congress intended fer an enhanced sentence . under 18.5-¢3 1963) te be calculated under 1y.s-c.319S4@)), and act Lad Code $35 ~50-2-4 HU), if the Supremacy Clause and Supreme court precedent required the sentencing court te apply the cule of lenity ¢ | Whether 4 Finding of an agreement +o distribute © drugs is 4 jurisdictional or statutory reguicement of 2 USC 5 34 (ofl that must be met for a conviction 4 (4)

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2023)

Attorneys

Jeremiah S. Farmer
Jeremiah S. Farmer — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent