No. 22-7452
Lashawna Lashae Stewart v. United States
Tags: bank-robbery criminal-law criminal-statute divisible-offense double-jeopardy federal-sentencing sentencing statutory-interpretation uniform-administration united-states-code
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Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration LaborRelations
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration LaborRelations
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 Nicholson — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Adam Ryan Nicholson — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent