No. 24-5409

Maxsony Coissy v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach circuit-split crime-of-violence judicial-interpretation violent-felony
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, under the categorical approach, the elements of a prior state conviction are determined by judicial interpretations in effect at the time of the prior conviction or by a later interpretation by the state's highest court

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether, under the categorical approach as applied to “violent felony” enhancements under the Armed Career Criminal Act and “crime of violence” enhancements under the Guidelines, the elements of a prior state conviction are determined by judicial interpretations in effect at the time of the prior conviction as the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits hold, or instead, whether the elements of that prior state conviction can be determined by a later interpretation by the state’s highest court, as the Eleventh Circuit alone holds. i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-09-09
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 27, 2024)
2024-07-09
Application (24A19) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 27, 2024.
2024-07-02
Application (24A19) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 28, 2024 to September 26, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Maxsony Coissy
Brenda Greenberg BrynFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent