No. 23-7643

Thomas Antonio Stuart v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alien-smuggling criminal-penalty criminal-procedure legislative-history mandatory-minimum sentencing statutory-interpretation textualism
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the five-year mandatory minimum penalty of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2), which applies to a defendant's third "violation" of subsection (a)(2)(B)(Gi)—a subsection which in turn requires the commission of "an offense done for the purpose of commercial advantage"—can be applied to first-time offenders.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the five-year mandatory minimum penalty of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2) can be applied to first-time offenders

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Thomas Antonio Stuart
Victor Van DykeFederal Public Defender , Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent