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Woodard v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-5758 10th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should revisit and recede from its decision in Deal v. United States, which permits the "stacking" of mandatory minimum sentences for first-time offenders under 18 U.S.C. " 924(c)(1)(C) for offenses contained within a single indictment, when subsequent congressional amendments have superseded Deal and clarified that the true intent of the statute is to punish recidivism.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/14/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2020)
09/23/2020Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
10/01/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
10/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
11/02/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.