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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…