No. 20-5757

Jerrieus Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-vagueness criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process firearms-offense plea-agreement plea-bargaining residual-clause sentencing void-for-vagueness
Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1951(a), aiding and abetting interference with commerce by robbery, falls under the residual clause found at 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B), in light of this Court's decision in United States v. Davis, 139 S.Ct. 2319.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner's convictions for aiding and abetting interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2, and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A) and 2, are valid in light of this Court's decision in United States v. Davis, 134 S.Ct. 2334

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2020)

Attorneys

Jerrieus Williams
Jerrieus Williams — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent