No. 22-7736

Brandon Ross Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach controlled-substance criminal-law drug-offense federal-jurisdiction predicate-offense sentencing
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-05-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the categorical approach for determining a 'serious drug offense' under the Armed Career Criminal Act applies the federal definition of 'controlled substance' at the time of the prior state conviction, the federal offense, or federal sentencing

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, under the categorical approach established by this Court for determining whether a previous state conviction can qualify as a predicate “serious drug offense” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a sentencing court is to apply the federal definition of “controlled substance” as it existed (1) at the time of the prior state conviction, (2) at the time of the commission of the federal offense, or (3) at the time of federal sentencing. i

Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2023-07-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-10
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2023-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Brandon Ross Williams
Laura Kathleen DeskinFederal Defender Organization, Petitioner
Laura Kathleen DeskinFederal Defender Organization, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent