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Jerry Peoples v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-2847 · judgment October 24, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the Seventh Circuit erred by affirming the district court's decision to deny Mr. Peoples' Rule 29 Motion for Acquittal where the Government failed to prove the requisite interstate commerce element of the Hobbs Act robbery that was the purported object of the alleged conspiracy.
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Whether small personal use amounts of marijuana satisfy the interstate commerce element and whether someone in possession of such amounts is deemed a drug "dealer" under Taylor v. United States, 579 U.S. 301, 308 (2016).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael I. Leonard
Leonard Trial Lawyers
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- May 19 2025Petition DENIED.
- Apr 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Apr 17 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 23 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2025)