No. 25A702

Mark Alan Deakins v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law federal-appellate sentencing-enhancement sexual-exploitation statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the two-strikes provision of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e) requires a uniform definition of 'sexual exploitation of children' across federal circuit courts

Docket Entries

2025-12-18
Application (25A702) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 26, 2026.
2025-12-12
Application (25A702) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2026 to February 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Mark Alan Deakins
Howard Walton Anderson IIILaw Office of Howard W Anderson III LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent