No. 23-6042
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law drug-offense drug-offenses due-process fair-warning firearm-possession firearms statutory-ambiguity statutory-interpretation vagueness
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference:
2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C.§924(c) provides fair warning of what constitutes possession of a firearm 'in furtherance of' a drug offense as opposed to possession of a firearm 'during and in relation to' a drug offense
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C.§924(c) provides fair warning of what constitutes possession of a firearm “in furtherance of’ a drug offense as opposed to possession of a firearm “during and in relation to” a drug offense.
Docket Entries
2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)
Attorneys
Joel Flores
Gregory Mitchell Acton Sr. — Acton Law Office, PC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent