No. 18-8654

Karyea Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-approach collateral-review descamps mathis Mathis-retroactivity mathis-v-united-states modified-categorical-approach retroactivity sentencing sentencing-guidelines teague Teague-exception
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did The Court Of Appeals err by dismissing the appeal of the District Court's reasoning that Mathis was inapplicable to Karyea Williams on Collateral Review ?

Did the Court Of Appeals err by failing to determine that the Jerry Jabbari Rhodes, 736 Fed, App'x 375(2018 - Mathis Y United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243(2016) can be retroactive under Teague's exception to the general rule of retroactivity ?

If Mathis reiterated and clarified Descanips because the lower courts were erroneously applying the categorical and modified categorical approach at sentencing why should a defendant who was victimized by their erroneous view of the rules not be allowed to have their sentences reduced??

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Court of Appeals err in dismissing the appeal on Mathis applicability to Karyea Williams on collateral review?

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Karyea Williams
Karyea Williams — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent