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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


Certiorari denied · March 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 20 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 22 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
  3. Feb 14 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Feb 04 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2023)