James v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 25, 2019.
Docket No.17-6271
Issue
(1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit erroneously denied petitioner"s certificate of appealability on the issue of whether he was sentenced above the statutory maximum for his offense of conviction; and (2) whether reasonable jurists can, at a minimum, debate the issue of whether a Florida conviction for robbery qualifies as a "violent felony" under the elements clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).
Oct 3, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2017)
Nov 2, 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2017.
Dec 6, 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2017 to January 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 7, 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 5, 2018.
Jan 5, 2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Jan 11, 2018Reply of petitioner Robert James filed.Jan 18, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
Jan 25, 2018Rescheduled.
Mar 1, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
Mar 7, 2018Supplemental brief of petitioner Robert James filed. (Distributed)Mar 19, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
Mar 19, 2018Second supplemental brief of petitioner Robert James filed. (Distributed)Mar 26, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
Jan 15, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
Feb 4, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
Feb 19, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
Feb 25, 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Recommended Citation: James v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/james-v-united-states-3/