No. 21-7393

Travis Ryan Skaggs v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-802 21-usc-841 concurrent-sentences first-step-act sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-felony statutory-interpretation term-of-imprisonment
Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the District Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by holding that Mr. Skaggs' conviction in Wise County, Virginia on July 27, 2015, qualified as a "serious drug felony" for purposes of a sentencing enhancement under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) when the sentence for this conviction ran concurrently with other sentences for property crimes.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by holding that Mr. Skaggs' conviction in Wise County, Virginia on July 27, 2015, qualified as a 'serious drug felony' for purposes of a sentencing enhancement under 21 U.S.C. §841(b)(1)(A)

Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2022)

Attorneys

Travis Ryan Skaggs
Dana R. CormierDana R. Cormier, PLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent