No. 20-6153
Jurmaine A. Jeffries v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law drug-statute drug-trafficking proximate-causation proximate-cause rule-of-lenity sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the "death enhancement" of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) requires proximate causation when the statute's language is ambiguous - triggering the rule of lenity in favor of its requirement - and general criminal law principles and this Court's jurisprudence favor proximate cause.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 'death enhancement' of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) requires proximate causation
Docket Entries
2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)
Attorneys
Jurmaine Jeffries
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent