No. 21-6137

Vassily Anthony Thompson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment grand-jury indictment sentencing
Latest Conference: 2021-12-03
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does it offend the Fifth Amendment right to a grand jury for a court to ignore legally relevant elements of an offense charged by a grand jury in an indictment, and after the defendant is convicted, impose greater punishment for a more serious offense that remains in the indictment after the legally relevant elements of actual charged offense are ignored?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does it offend the Fifth Amendment right to a grand jury for a court to ignore legally relevant elements of an offense charged by a grand jury in an indictment, and after the defendant is convicted, impose greater punishment for a more serious offense that remains in the indictment after the legally relevant elements of actual charged offense are ignored?

Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Vassily Thompson
Stephen R. Hormel — Hormel law Office, LLC, Petitioner