No. 24-6235

Joseph Furey Lusk v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights jury-trial predicate-offense proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt sentencing sex-offender-registration
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant committed a felony offense involving an actual minor in order to sentence a defendant to a consecutive 10 year sentence, pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section 2260A, for committing an enumerated predicate offense involving a minor while having to register as a sex offender

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant committed a felony off ense involving a n actual minor in order to sentence a defendant to a consecutive 10 year sentence, pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section 2260A, for committing an enumerated predicate offense involving a minor while having to register as a sex offender. ii INTERESTED PARTIES Pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(b)(i), Mr. Lusk submits that there are no

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-15
Waiver of Respondent of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent Respondent to respond filed.
2025-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Joseph Lusk
M. Caroline McCraeFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent