No. 19-7720

Lamont Jones v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-circuit-court abuse-of-discretion co-conspirator-hearsay co-conspirator-hearsay-exception criminal-association criminal-history district-court-conviction hearsay-exception mental-health racketeering-conspiracy racketeering-conspiracy-18-usc-1962(d) sentencing sentencing-discretion sentencing-mental-health-treatment sufficient-evidence uncorroborated-confession
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Did the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals abuse.it's discretion in upholding
the District Court's conviction that the evidence against Jones was
sufficient to sustain a conviction for Racketeering Conspiracy under 18
U.S.C. §1962(d), when the evidence showed that Jones did not advance the
objectives of UDH but was merely associated with members of the UDH
organization;

II. Did the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals abuse it's discretion in
upholding the District Court's conviction when the District Court allowed
two cooperating.witnesses to testify about conversations in which they
were informed about crimes allegedly committed by Jones
allowed the statements to be admitted pursuant to the co-conspirator
hearsay exception;and when it

III. Did the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals abuse it's discretion in
upholding the District Court's conviction when the District Court
improperly relied on Jones' uncorroborated confession in finding him
responsible for. the murder of Harry Hicks;.

IV. Did the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals abuse it's discretion in
upholding the District Court's conviction when Jones was sentenced to Life
imprisonment in spite of the District Court finding that all of Jones'
criminal history is over-represented and that he is in need of mental,
health treatment, and did the District Court render a reasonable sentence
under the circumstances?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals abuse its discretion in upholding the District Court's conviction?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Lamont Jones
Lamont Jones — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent