No. 23-685
Devaughn Dorsey v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: 18-usc-1512 18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause firearm-use firearms sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation witness-tampering
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Petitioner's conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence must be vacated because the predicate conviction for witness tampering, under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1), is not a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)'s elements clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW A. Whether Petitioner’s conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence must be vacated because the predicate conviction for witness tampering, under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1), is not a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)’s elements clause. ll STATEMENT OF
Docket Entries
2024-02-20
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(e) (prior government employment).
2024-01-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2024)
Attorneys
Devaughn Dorsey
Matthew McGavock Robinson — Robinson & Brandt, PSC, Petitioner
Matthew McGavock Robinson — Robinson & Brandt, PSC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent