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Marcus Terrelle Marsh v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-4697 · judgment August 2, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 1, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. Whether a state drug statute that lists a variety of means by which it can be violated, including purchasing, which does not meet the definition of a drug distribution crime, is categorically a predicate offense for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joshua Snow Kendrick
Kendrick & Leonard, P.C.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 01 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 12 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
  3. Jan 16 2020
    Rescheduled.
  4. Jan 08 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
  5. Jan 06 2020
    Rescheduled.
  6. Dec 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
  7. Dec 26 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  8. Dec 16 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2020)