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Gregory Brown v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-12576 · judgment December 17, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether 28 U.S.C. § 994(h)(2)(B) and the definition of a “controlled substance offense” in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) require that a defendant’s prior offense include the mens rea of knowledge of the illicit nature of the substance.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
M. Allison Guagliardo
Office of the Federal Defender

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 17 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. May 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 21, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service