No. 18-7723

Randy Dempsey v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split federal-prisoner residual-clause section-2255 sentencing sentencing-enhancement successive-motion
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a federal prisoner demonstrates that the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause was a basis for enhancing his sentence, but fails to show that the sentencing judge actually relied on the residual clause, does he satisfy the requirements for a successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a federal prisoner demonstrates that the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause was a basis for enhancing his sentence, but fails to show that the sentencing judge actually relied on the residual clause, does he satisfy the requirements for a successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255?

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Randy Dempsey
Judy Fulmer MadewellFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent