Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

Martavis Hollis Samuel v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-14928-E · judgment September 8, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Is a post-2002 conviction for sale of marijuana or cocaine or for possession of cocaine with intent to sell in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13 a “controlled substance offense” as defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) if, according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant “knew the illicit nature of the substance” he sold or possessed with intent to sell?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
M. Caroline McCrae
Federal Public Defender

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 01 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Feb 04 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 7, 2021)