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Hayes v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2020

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-7833 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether a post-2002 conviction for sale of cocaine or possession of cocaine with intent to sell in violation of Fla. Stat. " 893.13 is a "serious drug offense" as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) if, according to the Florida legislature, the state need not prove that the defendant "knew the illicit nature of the substance" he sold or possessed with intent to sell; (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit erred in denying petitioner a certificate of appealability because the issue above is debatable among reasonable jurists.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/05/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)
03/05/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2019 to April 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
03/06/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2019.
04/10/2019Response to petition from respondent United States of America filed.
04/24/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
05/06/2019Rescheduled.
06/05/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
06/26/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2019.
02/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
03/02/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.