No. 20-6073

Desmond Littlejohn v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924c certiorari-review civil-rights crimes-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-law fourth-amendment ninth-circuit sentencing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits the government from using a person's prior convictions for a crime of violence as a basis to enhance the sentence for a subsequent crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Desmond Littlejohn
Desmond Littlejohn — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent