No. 23-6314

Dana Jahmal Stevenson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review attempt attempt-offense controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-law federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2024-01-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prior sentence for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) qualifies as a 'controlled-substance-offense' under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether the court of appeals erred in ruling that a prior sentence for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) qualified as a “controlled substance offense” for the purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1 (a)(4)(A), where § 841 (a)(1) criminalizes the inchoate offense of attempt to deliver a controlled substance. i

Docket Entries

2024-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2024-01-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 19, 2024)

Attorneys

Dana Jahmal Stevenson
David O. SchlesLaw Office of David Schles, Petitioner
David O. SchlesLaw Office of David Schles, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent