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Rodriguez-Rivera v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-143 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 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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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 30 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)
Aug 16 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Aug 18 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Aug 31 2021Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Aug 31 2021Brief amicus curiae of Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Sep 02 2021Brief amici curiae of National Association for Public Defense and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.