No. 22-7452

Lashawna Lashae Stewart v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: bank-robbery criminal-law criminal-statute divisible-offense double-jeopardy federal-sentencing sentencing statutory-interpretation uniform-administration united-states-code
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-06-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) define a single offense or two separate and divisible offenses?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In Prince v. United States, 352 U.S. 322 (1957), this Court construed the first and second paragraphs of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a)—bank robbery and entry into a bank with intent to commit a crime—as a single offense punishable by twenty years in prison. The Fifth Circuit nonetheless holds that the two paragraphs define separate and divisible crimes. Does 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) define a single offense or two separate and divisible offenses? i

Docket Entries

2023-06-05
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2023)

Attorneys

Lashawna Lashae Stewart
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent