No. 19-6149

Desmond Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aiding-and-abetting civil-procedure civil-rights commentary conspiracy controlled-substance criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection federal-jurisdiction legal-analysis legal-citation legal-issues legal-research legal-terminology legal-writing sentencing-commission standing
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Sentencing Commission violated the separation-of-powers doctrine when it added the offenses of conspiring, aiding and abetting, and attempts to the definition of 'controlled substance offense' through commentary alone.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-09-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)

Attorneys

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