No. 23-5036
Brandon Mason v. United States
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: federal firearm sentencing federal sentencing or prior state drug offense armed-career-criminal-act criminal-law criminal-statute drug-offense drug-schedules federal-drug-schedules federal-firearm-offense federal-sentencing jackson-v-united-states prior-state-drug-offense sentencing sentencing-enhancement state-drug-offense statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2024-05-30
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the "serious drug offense" definition in the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii), incorporates the federal drug schedules that were in effect at the time of the federal firearm offense, the federal firearm schedules that were in effect at the time of the federal sentencing, or the federal drug schedules that were in effect at the time of the prior state drug offense.
The question presented in this case is the same question presented in the case currently before this Court, Jackson v. United States, No. 22-6640.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 'serious drug offense' definition in the Armed Career Criminal Act incorporates the federal drug schedules
Docket Entries
2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2023-08-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-04
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2023-06-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 4, 2023)
Attorneys
Brandon Mason
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent