No. 19-6209
Tags: appeal armed-career-criminal-act certificate-of-appealability due-process federal-appellate-procedure johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states prior-convictions resentencing section-2255 sentencing sentencing-review violent-felony
Latest Conference:
2019-11-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
The specific question presented for review is whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred by denying Mr. Hudson a Certificate of Appealability in this § 2255 case. The underlying question is whether, under this Court's decision in Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015), Mr. Hudson should be resentenced without application of the armed career criminal provisions of the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred by denying Mr. Hudson a Certificate of Appealability in this § 2255 case
Docket Entries
2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 7, 2019)
Attorneys
John Hudson
Michael Scott — Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent