No. 18-9653

Todd Ricks v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof circuit-split federal-prisoner habeas-corpus residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation successive-motion
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
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

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Todd Ricks
Judy Fulmer MadewellFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent