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Woodard v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 17, 2021.

Docket No.20-5758
Op. Below10th Cir.

Issue

Whether the Supreme Court should revisit and recede from its decision in Deal v. United States, which permits the "stacking" of mandatory minimum sentences for first-time offenders under 18 U.S.C. " 924(c)(1)(C) for offenses contained within a single indictment, when subsequent congressional amendments have superseded Deal and clarified that the true intent of the statute is to punish recidivism.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 14, 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2020)
Sep 23, 2020
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Oct 1, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
Oct 26, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
Nov 2, 2020
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

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