No. 21-7406

Marek Kozubal v. Massachusetts

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2022-03-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process fair-notice lenity lenity-rule mandated-reporter statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Would a person of ordinary intelligence have had fair notice that he was subject to the aggravated penalties for mandated reporters?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Massachusetts courts' construction of the 'mandated reporter' statute violates due process by failing to provide fair notice and being unconstitutionally vague

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-19
Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts to respond filed.
2022-03-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 18, 2022)
2022-01-11
Application (21A303) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until March 14, 2022.
2021-12-30
Application (21A303) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 13, 2022 to March 14, 2022, submitted to Justice Breyer.

Attorneys

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Anna E. LumelskyMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Marek Kozubal
David James NathansonWood & Nathanson, LLP, Petitioner