No. 18-5876
Steven Sanford v. United States
IFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split collateral-review johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference:
2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a court may grant a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition collaterally challenging a sentence under Johnson when the sentencing judge never specified - and therefore the record is silent on - whether the petitioner's original sentence was enhanced pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act's (ACCA) now-invalidated residual clause.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court may grant a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition collaterally challenging a sentence under Johnson
Docket Entries
2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-05
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2018-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2018.
2018-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2018 to November 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-08-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2018)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Steven Sanford
Megan Jean Saillant — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner