No. 22-7682

Tyrin Gayle v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment circuit-conflict circuit-split criminal-procedure disjunctive-theories due-process firearms-statute predicate-offense sentencing statutory-interpretation verdict-ambiguity
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Circuit conflicted with its own precedent in Capers when it denied Gayle relief?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 18 U.S.C. §924(c) criminalizes using or carrying a firearm during and in relation toa crime of violence or drug-trafficking crime. When a court issues a General verdict sheet failing to . specify the proper predicate for a §924(c) count, disjunctive ; theories of culpability manifest, which may require the dismissal of the §924(c). This petition presents the following questions: it. Whether the Second Circuit conflicted with its own precedent in Capers when it denied Gayle relief? , Il. Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in ‘Gayle manifested a Circuit conflict with the Fifth Circuit's decision in "Perry" and "Jones", and the Eleventh Circuit's decision in "Gomez"? ILI. Whether a is a appropriate standard when determining the predicate offense for a 18 U.S.C.§924(¢) count, when there are disjunctive theories of culpability? i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 3, 2023)

Attorneys

Tyrin Gayle
Tyrin Gayle — Petitioner
Tyrin Gayle — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent