No. 19-7071
Joseph A. Williams v. United States
IFP
Tags: appellate-review armed-career-criminal-act certification criminal-law criminal-procedure judicial-certification sentencing serious-drug-offense state-convictions statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Whether the Armed Career Criminal Act's "serious drug offense" definition is limited to only those state convictions that are the same or narrower than the listed versions of the offense?
II. Whether, absent binding, on-point state precedent, a reviewing court should take the opportunity to certify to a state's highest court the question of whether a state criminal statute has multiple means of commission or has multiple elements?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Armed Career Criminal Act's 'serious drug offense' definition is limited to only those state convictions that are the same or narrower than the listed versions of the offense?
Docket Entries
2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-02-26
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-01-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2020.
2020-01-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2020 to February 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)
2019-10-03
Application (19A373) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 20, 2019.
2019-09-27
Application (19A373) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 21, 2019 to December 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Joseph A. Williams
Adam Clay Stevenson — University of Wisconsin Law School, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent