No. 23-5266
Mantell Alabi Stevens v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split controlled-substance criminal-conviction criminal-law drug-distribution due-process jury-instructions reasonable-doubt sentencing sentencing-enhancement sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Can a court send a case to the jury when the evidence is
only sufficient to give them a choice between probabilities
instead of being sufficient to prove guilt beyond a
reasonable doubt?
2. Can a court increase a base offense level by deeming
controlled substance offenses similar even when one is a
distribution offense and the other is for mere possession?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can a court send a case to the jury when the evidence is only sufficient to give them a choice between probabilities instead of being sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 1, 2023)
Attorneys
Mantell Alabi Stevens
John Kevin West — Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent