No. 23-5164
Ermin Adzemovic v. United States
IFP
Tags: controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense criminal-sentencing decontrolled-substances drug-offense federal-sentencing-guidelines guideline-range prior-conviction sentencing-guidelines ussg-4b1.2
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a prior drug conviction under a statute that included now decontrolled substances qualify as a 'controlled substance offense' to enhance a defendant's Guideline range and sentence?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED The Federal Sentencing Guidelines provide for an enhanced advisory Guideline range for certain offenses if the defendant has a prior conviction for a “controlled substance offense,” as that phrase is defined in USSG § 4B1.2(). The question presented is: Does a prior drug conviction under a statute that included now decontrolled substances qualify as a “controlled substance offense” to enhance a defendant’s Guideline range and sentence? i
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-21
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-07-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2023)
Attorneys
Ermin Adzemovic
Molly C. Quinn — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent