Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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21-1418 | 11th Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issues: (1) Whether, if a physician’s good faith is a complete defense to a prosecution for prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of professional practice 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), as the Supreme Court may hold in Ruan v. United States, an expert may provide incorrect legal opinion testimony that the test is purely objective; and (2) whether, at sentencing, district courts may find relevant conduct that has a wag-the-dog effect on the guidelines calculation by using a mere preponderance-of-evidence standard (as four circuits have held), or whether they must instead apply a clear-and-convincing-evidence standard (as one circuit has held).
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 09 2022 | Application (21A504) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 21, 2022 to May 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
Mar 15 2022 | Application (21A504) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 20, 2022. |
Apr 08 2022 | Application (21A504) to extend further the time from April 20, 2022 to May 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
Apr 20 2022 | Application (21A504) denied by Justice Thomas. |
Apr 20 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2022) |
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