No. 22-6881

James Clark, III v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: controlled-substances criminal-law drug-convictions drug-policy due-process federal-sentencing retroactivity sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prior drug convictions inclusive of substances that have since been decontrolled can be used to impose present day federal sentencing enhancements

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether prior drug convictions inclusive of substances that have since been decontrolled can be used to impose present day federal sentencing enhancements.! ' The same question is presented in Altman, et al. v. United States (S. Ct. No. 22-5877) (response requested Nov. 16, 2022), and a related question is presented in Brown v. United States (S. Ct. No. 22-6389) (docketed Dec. 23, 2022) and Jackson v. United States (S. Ct. No. 22-6640) (docketed Jan. 23. 2023). ii

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-05-26
Reply of petitioner James Clark, III filed.
2023-05-24
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2023-04-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2023.
2023-04-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2023 to May 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-03-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 1, 2023.
2023-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 30, 2023 to May 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2023)
2023-01-03
Application (22A587) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 27, 2023.
2022-12-21
Application (22A587) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 26, 2023 to March 27, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

James Clark, III
Doris Randle-HoltFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent