Rodriguez-Rivera v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021
Issue: Whether the United States Sentencing Guidelines' definition of a "controlled substance offense" as one that includes "the offense of . . . conspiring . . . to commit such offenses" is limited to only those state and federal crimes that categorically overlap the generic definition of a conspiracy, requiring proof of both an overt act and an agreement, as two circuits have held, or whether it does not, as six circuits have held.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/30/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021) |
08/16/2021 | Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed. |
08/18/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
08/31/2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
08/31/2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
09/02/2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association for Public Defense and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
10/04/2021 | Petition DENIED. |