No. 18-5380
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act carachuri-rosendo circuit-court-split criminal-history drug-offense massachusetts-state-court massachusetts-state-district-court maximum-imprisonment maximum-term-of-imprisonment moncrieffe sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-offense state-court-conviction
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does a prior conviction in a Massachusetts state district court for which the defendant was actually exposed by law to a maxim um term of imprisonm ent of two-and-a-half years qualify as a "serious drug offense" "for which a maxim um term of imprisonm ent of ten years or more is prescribed by law" under the Arm ed Career Crim inal Act?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a prior conviction in a Massachusetts state district court for which the defendant was actually exposed by law to a maximum term of imprisonment of two-and-a-half years qualifies as a 'serious drug offense' 'for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law' under the Armed Career Criminal Act
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2018)
Attorneys
Luis Lopez
James L. Sultan — Rankin & Sultan, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent