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Marion Quinton Brewster v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-4385 · judgment March 1, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 22, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the interpretation of the Armed Career Criminal Act's "different occasions" provision has become overly broad and vague as to constitute cruel and unusual punishment, specifically when the original intention of Congress is disregarded.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marion Brewster

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. May 13 2019
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Apr 17 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
  3. Feb 15 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Feb 15 2019
    Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
  5. Jan 22 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  6. Jan 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
  7. Dec 27 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  8. Jul 02 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2019)