No. 22-7736

Brandon Ross Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach controlled-substance criminal-law drug-offense federal-jurisdiction predicate-offense sentencing
Latest Conference: 2024-05-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, under the categorical approach established by this Court for
determining whether a previous state conviction can qualify as a predicate "serious
drug offense" under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a sentencing court is to
apply the federal definition of "controlled substance" as it existed (1) at the time of
the prior state conviction, (2) at the time of the commission of the federal offense, or
(3) at the time of federal sentencing.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the categorical approach for determining a 'serious drug offense' under the Armed Career Criminal Act applies the federal definition of 'controlled substance' at the time of the prior state conviction, the federal offense, or federal sentencing

Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2023-07-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-10
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2023-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Brandon Ross Williams
Laura Kathleen DeskinFederal Defender Organization, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent