No. 25-5344
Elliot Maurice Browning v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-criminal-act constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure harmless-error jury-determination sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Court's Erlinger decision require a jury to pass on the three separate occasions factor in the Armed Criminal Convictions Act (ACCA), and if so, does a harmless error exception apply?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
DOES THE COURT’S DECISION IN ERLINGER V. UNITED STATES , 602 U.S. 821 144 S.CT. 1840 _ L.ED.2D_(2024) REQUIRING THAT A JURY PASS ON THE THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS FACTOR IN THE ARMED CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS ACT (ACCA), UNLESS ADMITTED BY THE DEFENDANT, ALLOW FOR A HARMLESS ERROR EXCEPTION THAT WAS NOT ESPOUSED IN THE COURT’S MAJORITY OPINION IN ERLINGER ?
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-08-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)
Attorneys
Elliot Maurice Browning
James Braxton Craven III — Law Office of James B. Craven III, Petitioner
James Braxton Craven III — Law Office of James B. Craven III, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent