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Russell Kimble Jackson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3134 · judgment February 5, 2025
Questions presented
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After the First Step Act enactment date of December 21, 2018. Is it true it now takes two or more "serious drug felonies" or ::two or more prior "serious crime of violence" to enhance a defendant's sentence as a career offender?
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Did district court and the court of appeals error by over looking the fact that these prior drug felonies did not count or could not be used for enhancement as I was sentenced after President Trump signed this change into law?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Russell Kimble Jackson
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, November 17, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 17 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
- Oct 28 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)