No. 21-5157

Gary Simmonds v. Territory of the Virgin Islands

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure appellate-review constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-law due-process judicial-power jurisdiction lesser-included-offense statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is the appeals court correct? Does 28 U.S.C. § 2106 or any federal statute authorize "a lesser included offense" of an unconstitutional statute, taken from another criminal code section not charged in the complaint, by a federal court noting its departure from the state court's rule on the same statute?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a lesser-included-offense of an unconstitutional-statute authorized by federal-statute

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Gary Simmonds
Kele Chidi OnyejekweOffice of the Territorial Public Defender, Petitioner