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Lamont Kortez Gaines v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-4782 · judgment June 5, 2020

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a Fourth Circuit decision below.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a trial court must grant a motion for acquittal when, in viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the evidence provides an equal likelihood of guilt and innocence.

  2. Whether Hobbs Act robbery constitutes a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) when it can be committed through mere fear of future injury to property.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel Matthew Suleiman
Covington & Burling LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Order
Order list, February 22, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 20 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  3. Jan 19 2021
    Reply of petitioner Lamont Kortez Gaines filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jan 04 2021
    Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
  5. Nov 27 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 4, 2021.
  6. Nov 25 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2020 to January 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Oct 29 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2020.
  8. Oct 28 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2020 to December 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Oct 02 2020
    Response Requested. (Due November 2, 2020)
  10. Sep 23 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
  11. Sep 15 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  12. Sep 03 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2020)