No. 18-7913
Travis Thomas v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender due-process expert-reports expert-testimony harmless-error jailhouse-call johnson-analysis johnson-v-us sentencing sentencing-error
Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1) Whether the District Court's failure to conduct the analysis required by the Supreme Court in Johnson v. U.S., 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015) before determining that Mr. Thomas was a career offender violated due process and was not a harmless error, as the Court of Appeals found.
(2) Whether the District Court's reliance upon an out-of-context jailhouse call at sentencing to rebut expert reports submitted by Mr. Thomas was improper and violated Mr. Thomas's due process rights.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the District Court's failure to conduct the analysis required by the Supreme Court in Johnson v. U.S. violated due process
Docket Entries
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 14, 2019)
Attorneys
Travis Thomas
Jason Orlando — Murphy Orlando LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent