No. 19-7878
Joseph Ramon Santillan v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conviction-classification criminal-law criminal-sentencing drug-offense drug-offenses due-process equal-protection federal-sentencing felony-conviction mandatory-minimum misdemeanor-conviction sentencing sentencing-enhancement state-federal-interaction state-federal-law statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did defendant's State of California marijuana conviction constitute a "prior conviction for a felony drug offense," increasing defendant's mandatory minimum sentence from 10 years to 20 years, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Section 841(b)(1)(B), where the State Superior Court of California re-designated defendant's State marijuana felony to a misdemeanor?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did defendant's State of California marijuana conviction constitute a 'prior conviction for a felony drug offense,' increasing defendant's mandatory minimum sentence from 10 years to 20 years, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Section 841(b)(1)(B), where the State Superior Court of California re-designated defendant's State marijuana felony to a misdemeanor?
Docket Entries
2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2020)
Attorneys
Joseph Santillan
Raphael M Scheetz — Law Office of Raphael M. Scheetz, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent