retroactive-reclassification
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-6282 | Tannous Fazah v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2021-11-15 | Denied | IFP | circuit-split criminal-sentencing drug-conspiracy due-process federal-sentencing mandatory-minimum misdemeanor-reclassification prior-conviction prior-convictions retroactive-reclassification sentence-enhancement | Whether the sentence enhancements for prior felony drug convictions apply to state felony convictions that have been recalled and resentenced as misde… |
| 18-8932 | Vickie L. Sanders v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2019-04-26 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-rights drug-offense due-process due-process-clause equal-protection federalism recidivist-provisions recidivist-sentencing retroactive-reclassification sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation | Whether a state's retroactive reclassification of a felony drug conviction to a misdemeanor precludes its use as a predicate offense under federal rec… |