Thomas v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2024
Issue: Whether, when a defendant’s 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction is predicated on a violent-crimes-in-aid-of-racketeering (VICAR) offense, a court must apply the categorical approach to the offense on which that VICAR offense is predicated, and determine whether that underlying offense is categorically a crime of violence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 16 2024 | Application (23A770) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2024 to March 28, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Feb 23 2024 | Application (23A770) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 28, 2024. |
| Mar 15 2024 | Application (23A770) to extend further the time from March 28, 2024 to April 27, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Mar 20 2024 | Application (23A770) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 27, 2024. |
| Apr 26 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2024) |
| May 21 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 30, 2024 to July 1, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 22 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 1, 2024. |
| Jun 10 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 12 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 31, 2024. |
| Jul 31 2024 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Aug 14 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Aug 14 2024 | Reply of petitioner Dearnta Lavon Thomas filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 07 2024 | Petition DENIED. |
