No. 23-6074
Sylvester Onyejiaka, Jr. v. Missouri
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: controlled-substance criminal-law double-jeopardy fifth-amendment missouri-opinion possession-of-controlled-substance sentencing unlawful-use-of-weapon weapon-possession
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment Jurisdiction
FifthAmendment Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2024-01-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's Fifth Amendment right against double jeopardy is violated when convictions and sentences are entered for unlawful use of a weapon while in possession of a controlled substance and possession of the same controlled substance
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Is a defendant’s Fifth Amendment right against double jeopardy violated when a conviction and sentence is entered and imposed for unlawful use of a weapon while in possession of a controlled substance, and for possession of a controlled substance, when the controlled substance used to establish violation of both offenses was the same controlled substance? 2
Docket Entries
2024-01-16
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
2023-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent Missouri to respond filed.
2023-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2023)
Attorneys
Missouri
Evan Joseph Buchheim — Atty Gen. of Missouri, Respondent
Evan Joseph Buchheim — Atty Gen. of Missouri, Respondent
Sylvester Onyejiaka, Jr.
Nina Marie McDonnell — McDonnell Appeals, LLC, Petitioner
Nina Marie McDonnell — McDonnell Appeals, LLC, Petitioner