No. 23-6092
Joe Lawrence Gallegos v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-enterprise criminal-law federal-courts gang-status gang-violence purpose-doctrine self-defense self-preservation statutory-interpretation vicar-murder
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Latest Conference:
2024-01-05
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether acting on the immediate instinct for self-preservation constitutes acting for the purpose of "maintaining or increasing position in an enterprise," for purposes of VICAR murder when the need for self-preservation arises out of the defendant's gang status.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether acting on the immediate instinct for self-preservation constitutes acting for the purpose of 'maintaining or increasing position in an enterprise,' for purposes of VICAR murder when the need for self-preservation arises out of the defendant's gang status
Docket Entries
2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2023)
2023-09-27
Application (23A263) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until November 2, 2023.
2023-09-22
Application (23A263) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 3, 2023 to November 3, 2023, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Joe Lawrence Gallegos
Gregory Mitchell Acton Sr. — Acton Law Office, PC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent