No. 21-7195
James Leon Higgins v. United States
Tags: 2nd-amendment commerce-clause constitutional-challenge criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-law firearms firearms-possession interstate-commerce perjury-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2022-03-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?
Whether USSG §3C1.1(1) permits the assessment of a two-level enhancement for the commission of perjury at the trial of a non-codefendant?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) permits conviction for the possession of any firearm that has ever crossed state lines at any time in the indefinite past, and, if so, if it is facially unconstitutional?
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 of America to respond filed.
2022-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2022)
Attorneys
James Higgins
Adam Ryan Nicholson — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent