No. 20-6399
Duwayne Jones v. United States
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP
Tags: career-offender controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense eleventh-circuit fifth-circuit florida-statute-§-893.13 mens-rea second-circuit sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation u.s.s.g.-§-4b1.2(b)
Latest Conference:
2021-06-03
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Is a post-2002 conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver or sell, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13, a "controlled substance offense" as defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), if according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant "knew the illicit nature of the substance" he possessed?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is a post-2002 conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver or sell, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13, a 'controlled substance offense' as defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), if according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant 'knew the illicit nature of the substance' he possessed?
Docket Entries
2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-04-19
Rescheduled.
2021-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-04-06
Reply of petitioner Duwayne Jones filed. (Distributed)
2021-02-24
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 8, 2021 granted.
2021-02-23
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from March 11, 2021 to April 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-22
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-01-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 22, 2021.
2021-01-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2021 to February 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-22
Response Requested. (Due January 21, 2021)
2020-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 21, 2020)
Attorneys
Duwayne Jones
Peter Vincent Birch — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent