No. 22-6825

Richie Lee Edmonds, III v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-history criminal-law drug-distribution due-process federal-sentencing federalism sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prior state conviction for drug distribution qualifies as a 'controlled substance offense' under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a prior state conviction for drug distribution qualifies as a “controlled substance offense” under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), when the state statute of prior conviction included substances that, at the time of defendant’s sentencing for the instant offense, were legal under both federal and state statutes. i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-20
Rescheduled.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-07
Reply of petitioner Richie Edmonds, III filed. (Distributed)
2023-05-24
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2023-04-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2023.
2023-04-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2023 to May 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-03-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2023.
2023-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2023 to April 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2023)

Attorneys

Richie Edmonds, III
Thomas William Parker DouglasFederal Public Defenders of W.D.MI., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent