No. 19-6793
Quentin Herndon v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-statute federal-court federal-courts physical-force sentencing-guidelines state-court state-court-interpretation state-courts statutory-interpretation USSG-4B1.2(a)
Latest Conference:
2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a federal court must defer to a state court's interpretation of the elements of a state criminal statute to determine if that offense requires the use of physical force against the person of another for purposes of constituting a crime of violence pursuant to USSG 4B1.2(a)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court must defer to a state court's interpretation of the elements of a state criminal statute to determine if that offense requires the use of physical force against the person of another for purposes of constituting a crime of violence pursuant to USSG 4B1.2(a)?
Docket Entries
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Quentin Herndon
Stephen Carl Moss — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent