Kitchen v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018.
Issue
(1) Whether a prior conviction for drug trafficking, Fla. Stat. " 893.135, that rests upon the mere possession of a specified quantity of drugs qualifies as a "controlled substance offense" for federal sentencing enhancement purposes, when the Florida statute is missing the requisite element of intent to distribute, an issue on which the circuits are divided; and (2) whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress"s authority under the commerce clause and is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate possession of a firearm.
Jan 18, 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2018)Feb 21, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2018 to March 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 22, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2018.
Mar 19, 2018Supplemental brief of petitioner Sadonnie Kitchen filed.Mar 23, 2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Apr 5, 2018Reply of petitioner Sadonnie Kitchen filed.Apr 12, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
May 7, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
May 14, 2018Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Kitchen v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/kitchen-v-united-states/