No. 24-5388
John Joseph Douglas v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accomplice-liability armed-career-criminal-act criminal-liability criminal-procedure separate-offenses statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
I.IF A PERSON IS HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR AN OFFENSE,
COMMITTED BT ANOTHER, UNDER A "REASONABLE AND FORESEEABLE
ACTS" ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY STATUTE, AND THE OFFENDER TOOK
NO PART IN THE SECOND OFFENSE, WAS THE SECOND OFFENSE COMMITTED
ON THE SAME OR SEPERATE OCCASSIONS AS THE PRINCIPLE OFFENSE
FOR PURPOSES OF THE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a person can be held criminally liable under an accomplice liability statute for a separate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act when the offender took no part in the second offense
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-09-06
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2024)
Attorneys
John J. Douglas
John Joseph Douglas — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent