No. 21-7163
Nathaniel Ruth v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender circuit-split controlled-substances criminal-procedure federal-law sentencing-guidelines state-law statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2022-03-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
I Does the phrase "controlled substance" in U.S.S.C. § 4B1.2(b) include substances that are excluded from the Controlled Substances Act?
II. When defining an operative, but undefined, term in the United States Sentencing Guidelines, should courts use analogous federal statutory definitions, state statutory definitions, or judge-made "natural meaning" of the term?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the phrase 'controlled substance' in U.S.S.C. § 4B1.2(b) include substances that are excluded from the Controlled Substances Act?
Docket Entries
2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 21, 2022)
Attorneys
Nathaniel Ruth
Johanna Maria Christiansen — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent