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Jones v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on March 20, 2017

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-8629 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: (1) Whether Johnson v. United States announced a new substantive rule of constitutional law that applies retroactively on collateral review to challenges of sentences imposed under the residual clause in United States Sentencing Guidelines career offender provision, U.S.S.G. " 4B1.2(a)(2); (2) whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to U.S.S.G. " 4B1.2(a)(2)'s identical residual clause thus rendering that provision void; and (3) whether Petitioner's Pennsylvania conviction for robbery by force however slight is a "crime of violence" because it is listed in the commentary to U.S.S.G. " 4B1.2, even though it does not interpret and conflicts with the text of the guideline, after Johnson.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/18/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 21, 2016)
04/18/2016Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 23, 2016.
04/21/2016Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al. filed.
05/13/2016Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
05/18/2016Letter dated May 18, 2016, received from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply brief pursuant to Rule 15.5.
05/18/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016.
05/23/2016Reply of petitioner Alfrederick Jones filed. (Distributed)
05/26/2016Supplemental brief of petitioner Alfrederick Jones filed. (Distributed)
06/06/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.
06/08/2016Second supplemental brief of petitioner Alfrederick Jones filed. (Distributed)
06/13/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2016.
06/20/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016.
03/13/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2017.
03/20/2017Petition DENIED.