prior-felony-convictions

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-5358 Devin Jerrod Long v. United States Sixth Circuit 2023-08-15 Denied IFP controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense criminal-law drug-conviction drug-offense federal-judge prior-felony prior-felony-convictions sentence-enhancement sentencing-guidelines Can a federal judge impose a sentence enhancement based on a prior drug conviction inclusive of a substance that is no longer controlled at the time o…
20-136 Tremayne T. Dozier v. United States Seventh Circuit 2020-08-07 Denied circuit-split controlled-substances-act criminal-law felony-definition prior-felony-convictions sentencing-enhancement sentencing-enhancements sentencing-scheme statutory-interpretation statutory-sentencing-scheme Whether an offense is 'punishable by imprisonment for more than one year' when the maximum term permitted by the applicable statutory sentencing schem…