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Willie Lumarris Baxter v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-4627 · judgment November 7, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Was the Fourth Circuit’s rejection of the Petitioner, Willie Baxter’s argument that the prior offenses for serious drug offenses included in a prior indictment should not be considered predicate offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) for purposes of determining whether the Petitioner was an Armed Career Criminal inconsistent with congressional intent and an erroneous interpretation of the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Lester Ledford
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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, March 20, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Feb 22 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
- Feb 14 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 04 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2023)