No. 18-5978
John Robert Register, Jr. v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender civil-rights criminal-procedure drug-possession due-process plain-error prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2018-10-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
A. Did the court commit a plain error by applying a career offender enhancement to petitioner, even though his prior convictions (to wit: possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.) ,either of which had the requisite quantity to be considered significant enough to warrant a 180 months sentence pursuant to §3553 factor (J).?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the court commit a plain error by applying a career offender enhancement to petitioner, even though his prior convictions neither of which had the requisite quantity to be considered significant enough to warrant a 180 months sentence pursuant to §3553 factor (1)?
Docket Entries
2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2018)
Attorneys
John Robert Register
John Register — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent