No. 24-5748

LaVanzel Kerr v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: affirmative-defense constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure firearms-statute sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May a district court apply a U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement without resolving a defendant's affirmative defense claim, and is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) unconstitutional when applied to individuals without violent crime convictions?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L May a district court apply a U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement without resolving a defendant’s affirmative defense claim? Il. Is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) unconstitutional when applied to individuals who have never been convicted of a violent crime? i

Docket Entries

2024-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
2024-10-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2024)

Attorneys

LaVanzel Kerr
David Aaron NovodLaw Office of D. Aaron Novod, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent