No. 23A57

Tyrone Robinson, aka Tyrone R. Robinson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-21
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split controlled-substance-offense eighth-amendment-sentencing federal-standards jerome-presumption sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the definition of 'controlled substance offense' in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) should be interpreted according to federal standards or permits application of varying state law standards, and whether the Jerome presumption requires resolution of this circuit split in favor of federal standards

Docket Entries

2023-07-24
Application (23A57) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 12, 2023.
2023-07-19
Application (23A57) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 13, 2023 to October 12, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Tyrone Robinson
Dan Phillip GoldbergFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent