No. 23-6514

Tiffany Janis v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1 18-usc-924 criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-criminal-law federal-murder-statute force-clause sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation violent-crime
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal second-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1(a) qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under the force clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether federal second-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1(a) qualifies as a “crime of violence” under the force clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A). i

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2024-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2024-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2024)

Attorneys

Tiffany Janis
Molly C. QuinnOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Molly C. QuinnOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent