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United States v. Pablo Lovo and Joel Sorto
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-3021, 15-3023 · judgment August 3, 2018
Before the decision, about 9.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a D.C. Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether the subsection-specific definition of “crime of violence” in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B), which applies only in the limited context of a federal criminal prosecution for possessing, using, or carrying a firearm in connection with acts comprising such a crime, is unconstitutionally vague. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Jun 26 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- May 14 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2019)