No. 18-6896

Jeffrey S. Wingate v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process fifth-amendment grand-jury ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel presentment presentment-clause sentence-enhancement sentencing strickland strickland-standard uncharged-conduct
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a substantially greater sentence imposed based primarily on a count for which a grand jury refused to indict and which did not appear in a superseding indictment or information comprise plain and prejudicial error sufficient to warrant examination of counsel's performance under Strickland; First Prong?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : : 1.) Does a substantially greater sentence imposed based primarily on a count for which a grand jury refused to indict and which did not appear in a superseding indictment or information comprise plain and prejudicial error sufficient to warrant examination of counsel's performance under Strickland; First Prong? 2.) Does a sentence enhancement based on uncharged conduct comprising an "infamous crime" for which a grand jury refused to return an indictment and which was not presented by information violate the Presentment and Due Process clauses of the Fifth Amendment? ~

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2019)

Attorneys

Jeffrey S. Wingate
Jeffrey S. Wingate — Petitioner
Jeffrey S. Wingate — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent