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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-5591 Patrick Andrew Groves v. United States Fourth Circuit 2023-09-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting attempted-distribution attempted-transfer controlled-substances controlled-substances-act criminal-law drug-offenses sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation surplusage Whether an 'attempted transfer' of drugs, § 802(8), includes any conduct that would also constitute an 'attempted distribution' of drugs, § 846
23A225 Jeremie Saintvil v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2023-09-08 Presumed Complete bank-fraud-statute duplicitous-indictment fifth-amendment sixth-amendment surplusage venue-rights Whether a duplicitous indictment charging two distinct bank fraud subsections conjunctively as a single offense violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendment…
20-7497 Kevin Reid v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-03-18 GVR Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP 18-usc-924(c)(3)(A) circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act negligence predicate-offense statutory-interpretation surplusage Whether attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act qualifies as a 'crime of violence'