No. 21-5307

Millard Jerome Strickland, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (4)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: career-offender circuit-split controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense criminal-conviction federal-law sentencing-guidelines state-law
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Can a prior conviction involving a substance that is not a controlled substance for the purposes of federal law render a federal defendant a "career offender" under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prior conviction involving a substance that is not a controlled substance for the purposes of federal law can render a federal defendant a 'career offender' under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-12-06
Rescheduled.
2021-11-29
Rescheduled.
2021-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-09-02
Rescheduled.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-08-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 7, 2021)

Attorneys

Millard Strickland, Jr.
Howard Walton Anderson IIILaw Office of Howard W. Anderson III, LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent