No. 22-7312

Jackie Mitchell v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-panel criminal-history domestic-violence federal-circuit-court federal-court-interpretation federal-implications panel-decision sixth-circuit-rule state-court-interpretation state-law state-law-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-05-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question Presented To resolve a federal defendant's criminal history, must a circuit court panel use the current state court interpretations of state conviction, or may it rely on earlier panel decisions predating the most recent state court decisions and ignoring state court interpretations for the federal court's own interpretation of state law?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question Presented To resolve a federal defendant’s criminal history, must a circuit court panel use the current state court interpretations of state conviction, or may it rely on earlier panel decisions predating the most recent state court decisions and ignoring state court interpretations for the federal court’s own interpretation of state law? 1

Docket Entries

2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-05-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 22, 2023)

Attorneys

Jackie Mitchell
Gary Wayne CrimGary W. Crim, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Gary Wayne CrimGary W. Crim, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent