No. 20-8094
Corey L. Johnson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: covered-offense criminal-law drug-conspiracy federal-sentencing first-step-act multi-object-conspiracy rule-of-lenity sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2021-06-17
Question Presented (from Petition)
Where there is ambiguity as to which penalty applies in a multi-object conspiracy that is a "covered offense" pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018, does the Rule of Lenity require the court to impose the less strict of the two penalties?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Where there is ambiguity as to which penalty applies in a multi-object conspiracy that is a covered offense pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018, does the Rule of Lenity require the court to impose the less strict of the two penalties?
Docket Entries
2021-06-21
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-06-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-05-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-03-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 21, 2021)
Attorneys
Corey Johnson
Corey L. Johnson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent