No. 25-5857

Russell Kimble Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender criminal-procedure drug-felony first-step-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. After the First Step Act enactment date of December 21, 2018.
Is it true it now takes two or more "serious drug felonies" or two or more prior "serious crime of violence" to enhance a defendant's sentence as a career offender?

2. Did district court and the court of appeals error by over looking the fact that these prior drug felonies did not count or could not be used for enhancement as I was sentenced after President Trump signed this change into law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Step Act modifies career offender sentencing enhancements for drug felonies and violent crimes after December 21, 2018

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-28
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Russell Kimble Jackson
Russell Kimble Jackson — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent