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Avery Jamal Edwards v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-3618 · judgment November 14, 2024
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Question presented
Whether an offense must have involved a substance that was controlled under federal law to be considered a “controlled substance offense” as that term is defined under § 4B1.2(b) of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christopher Aaron Holt
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
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, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 18 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- May 30 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 25 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 30, 2025.
- Apr 24 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2025 to May 30, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2025)