No. 24-6936

Deveon Jamear Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge controlled-substance criminal-statute federal-law firearm-possession second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Charge of Unlawful User of or Addicted to Any Controlled Substance in Possession of a Firearm in Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) is Facially a Violation of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : QUESTION PR ESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Charge of U nlawful User of or Addi cted to Any Control led Substance i n Possessi on of a Fi rearm i n Violation of 18 U .S.C. § 922(g)(3) i s Faci ally a Violation of the Second Amendment of the U nited States Consti tution. i LIST OF PAR TIES All parti es appear i n the capti on of the case on the cover page. RELATED CASES United States v. Deveon Jamear Smith , United States Di strict Court for the Southern Di strict of Iowa, # 4:22-cr-00127 (judgment entered N ovember 16, 2023). United States v. Deveon Jamear Smith , United States Court of Appeal s for the Eighth Ci rcuit, No. 23-3570, 2025 WL 25946, 2025 U .S. App. LEXIS 58*, (Filed January 3, 2025) . ii

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-06
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-06-06
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-05-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 6, 2025.
2025-05-07
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-05-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2025 to June 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 7, 2025)

Attorneys

Deveon Smith
John Keith RiggJ. Keith Rigg, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
John Keith RiggJ. Keith Rigg, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent