No. 23-7190

Trivansky Swington v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-career-criminal armed-career-criminal-act controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-conviction criminal-sentencing decontrolled-substances eighth-circuit federal-sentencing federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether prior drug convictions inclusive of substances that have since been
decontrolled can be used to impose present day federal sentencing enhancements?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prior drug convictions inclusive of substances that have since been decontrolled can be used to impose present day federal sentencing enhancements?

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2024-04-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2024)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Trivansky Swington
Heather Rae Quick — Federal Public Defender Office - Iowa, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent