| 25A843 |
Harold Edward Spencer, III v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2026-01-23 |
Application |
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circumstantial-evidence conspiracy criminal-attempt firearm-possession hobbs-act substantial-step |
Question not identified. |
| 24-6525 |
Richard Stephens Terry v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2025-02-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
certificate-of-appealability circuit-conflict criminal-procedure federal-law statutory-interpretation substantial-step |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of the substantial step element under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) is unconstitutional and conflicts with other f… |
| 24-5131 |
John William Thomas Flechs v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2024-07-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attempt-crime criminal-statute federal-criminal-law sexual-enticement statutory-interpretation substantial-step |
Whether the government must establish a proposal for unlawful sexual activity to satisfy the substantial step element of attempted sexual enticement o… |
| 23-859 |
Zachary S. Spiegel v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-02-09 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
attempted-enticement circuit-split criminal-law criminal-statute free-speech mandatory-sentencing obscene-speech obscenity sentencing statutory-interpretation substantial-step |
Does speech alone constitute the 'substantial step' for a charge of attempted enticement of a minor? |
| 23-64 |
Bennie Charles Phillips, Jr. v. United States, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-07-24 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
attempted-robbery criminal-attempt criminal-law federal-criminal-law hobbs-act mens-rea mere-preparation substantial-step uniform-test |
What particularized standard should be adopted to create a uniform test for when conduct surpasses 'mere preparation' and constitutes a 'substantial s… |
| 21-5960 |
Alexander Davis v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2021-10-13 |
Denied |
IFP |
actus-reus attempt attempt-offense criminal-law criminal-statute entrapment overt-act predisposition substantial-step |
Whether the requirement of a 'substantial step' can be satisfied by conduct occurring after the alleged attempt has ended |
| 19-8828 |
Michael Jerald Leggett v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-06-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attempted-crimes attempted-offense crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause hobbs-act specific-intent statutory-interpretation substantial-step violent-crimes |
Whether attempted commission of an offense categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'s elements clause |
| 19-8582 |
Brandon Lee Edwards v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-06-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924c3a attempted-offense crime-of-violence elements-clause hobbs-act hobbs-act-robbery james-v-united-states specific-intent substantial-step |
Is the attempted commission of an offense, like Hobbs Act robbery, automatically and categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)'… |
| 19-7775 |
Rande Brian Isabella v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2020-02-27 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-court-review circumstantial-evidence conflict-among-circuits criminal-liability criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-18-usc-2251a due-process evidence evidence-standard jackson-v-virginia judicial-procedure sexting statutory-interpretation substantial-step |
Whether the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in disregarding review of essential elements at 18 U.S.C.§2251(a) and relying solely on circumstantia… |
| 19-6878 |
Robert L. Bolden Sr. v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-12-06 |
Denied |
IFP |
18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) 18-usc-924c3a certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence criminal-intent elements-clause inchoate-offense mens-rea substantial-step |
Whether an inchoate offense qualifies as a crime of violence under the elements clause |
| 19-5871 |
Patrick Jones v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-09-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attempt controlled-substance controlled-substances federal-crime federal-law guidelines-interpretation mandatory-minimum offer-to-sell preparatory-action sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation substantial-step tenth-circuit-precedent |
Did the district court err in increasing the defendant's sentence based on the Guidelines definition of 'controlled substance offense'? |
| 18-8506 |
Jose Jaime Lopez v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-03-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
21-usc-846 7th-circuit 7th-circuit-precedent 851-colloquy abuse-of-statute appellate-review attempt-charge attempt-conviction civil-rights criminal-procedure drug-deal due-process indigent indigent-defendant indigent-status prior-conviction reasonable-doubt right-to-counsel seventh-circuit speculation standing substantial-step |
Whether petitioner was deprived of the right to counsel |
| 18-8406 |
Demone Rule v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-03-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
armed-career-criminal-act attempt-offense attempted-offense categorical-approach elements-clause illinois-law physical-force sentencing-enhancement substantial-step violent-felony |
Whether an Illinois attempt offense that does not require the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property o… |
| 18-651 |
Jason Craig Montgomery v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2018-11-20 |
Denied |
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18-usc-2422b attempt coerce criminal-attempt entice induce intent interstate-communication interstate-communications minor minor-solicitation persuade sexual-activity statutory-interpretation substantial-step telecommunications-act |
Does a defendant attempt to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. §2422(b), where the defendant communicates so… |
| 18-5915 |
Michael Hill v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2018-09-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
armed-career-criminal-act attempt categorical-approach illinois intent statutory-interpretation substantial-step use-of-force violent-felony |
Whether attempt to commit a violent felony is itself a violent felony |