No. 19-5928
Marcos Santiago v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-841 civil-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-offense due-process first-step-act retroactive-application retroactivity sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Environmental Securities Immigration
Environmental Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-10-11
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Congress decision to not make its recent clarification of 924(c) fully retroactive, creates a significant risk that thousands of prisoners stand convicted and punished for an act that the law does not make criminal.
If the answer to question one is yes, whether Petitioner must be resentenced without application of 924(c)'s first offense had been made final.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Congress' decision to make the retroactive application of the First Step Act fully retroactive creates a significant risk that thousands of prisoners stand convicted and punished for an act that the law does not make criminal
Docket Entries
2019-10-15
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)
Attorneys
Marcos Santiago
Marcos F. Santiago — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent