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Daniel Chica-Gutierrez v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-10070 · judgment January 19, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether a federal court is permitted to consider an argument that a prior state-court conviction does not satisfy a relevant federal statutory provision if accepting the argument would suggest that the defendant might have had an affirmative defense to the state prosecution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Matthew Wright
Office of the 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 to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 18 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service