surplusage
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-5591 | Patrick Andrew Groves v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2023-09-15 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | aiding-and-abetting attempted-distribution attempted-transfer controlled-substances controlled-substances-act criminal-law drug-offenses sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation surplusage | For certain recidivist guideline enhancements, "[t]he term 'controlled substance offense' means an offense under federal or state law, punishable by i… |
| 23A225 | Jeremie Saintvil v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2023-09-08 | Presumed Complete | bank-fraud-statute duplicitous-indictment fifth-amendment sixth-amendment surplusage venue-rights | Question not identified. | |
| 20-7497 | Kevin Reid v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2021-03-18 | GVR | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP | 18-usc-924(c)(3)(A) circuit-split crime-of-violence criminal-law hobbs-act negligence predicate-offense statutory-interpretation surplusage | 1. Whether attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, qualifies as a "crime of violence," meaning that it "has as an element the use, at… |