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Kavoris Clayton v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-10125 · judgment December 16, 2020
Question presented
Whether the drug conduct in the “controlled substance offense” definition in U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.2(b) requires knowledge of the illicit nature of the controlled substance. 1 1 A similar question is also presented in Duwayne Jones v. United States, No. 20- 6399 (response requested Dec. 22, 2020); Anthony Billings, Jr. v. United States, No. 20-7101 (response due Mar. 2, 2021); and Curry v. United States No. 20- 7284(response due Mar. 31, 2021).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Timothy Michael Day
Federal Defender Office
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 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jun 08 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 13 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2021)