No. 23-6424

Taquarius Kaream Ford v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1591 18-usc-1594 circuit-split criminal-sentencing double-jeopardy mandatory-minimum sex-trafficking statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

When two Sex Trafficking statutes combine into a single Count, does the penalty for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. Section 1594(c) which has no required mandatory-minimum, take precedence over the substantive punishment of 18 U.S.C. Section 1591(b) which has a guaranteed mandatory-minimum of 15 years?

And is it Double Jeopardy when the two above statutes affirm guilt by joining them "together" in multiple counts? There is a major divide in the circuits about this.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When two Sex Trafficking statutes combine into a single Count, does the penalty for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. Section 1594(c) which has no required mandatory-minimum, take precedence over the substantive punishment of : 18 U.S.C. Section 1591(b) which has a guaranteed mandatory-minimum of 15 years? And is it Double Jeopardy when the two above statutes affirm guilt by joining them 'together' in multiple counts?

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2024)
2023-11-05
Application (23A400) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 5, 2023.
2023-10-26
Application (23A400) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to December 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Taquarius Ford
Taquarius Kaream Ford — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent