No. 20-6978
Chaka LeChar Castro v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-statute due-process ethnic-targeting evidence evidence-sufficiency hate-crime hate-crimes religious-discrimination sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)
I.
Whether sufficient evidence supported Petitioner's convictions under 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c) for counts three, five, seven and nine of the Second Superseding
Indictment?
II.
Whether targeting a particular ethnic or religious group, with the absence of
evidence of any hate or animus, is enough for application of the hate crime
motivation enhancement under U.S.S.G § 3A1.1?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether sufficient evidence supported Petitioner's convictions under 18-U.S.C-924(c)
Docket Entries
2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)
Attorneys
Chaka Castro
James C. Thomas — James C. Thomas, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent