No. 23-6042

Joel Flores v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
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. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent