No. 18-8855

Eric A. Hicks v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-04-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-error criminal-procedure guidelines molina-martinez molina-martinez-standard molina-martinez-v-united-states prejudice prejudice-standard procedural-default sentencing sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals' decision conflicts with this Court's decision in Molina-Martinez v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1338 (2016), in concluding that an unconstitutional sentencing guideline calculation did not constitute 'prejudice' sufficient to overcome the procedural barrier to hearing a defaulted claim?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented Whether the court of appeals’ decision conflicts with this Court’s decision in Molina-Martinez v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1338 (2016), in concluding that an unconstitutional sentencing guideline calculation did not constitute “prejudice” sufficient to overcome the procedural barrier to hearing a defaulted claim?

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 16, 2019)
2019-02-27
Application (18A863) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 27, 2019.
2019-02-25
Application (18A863) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 28, 2019 to April 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas. (The Chief Justice is recused.)

Attorneys

Eric Hicks
Paul S. Rosenzweig — Petitioner
Paul S. Rosenzweig — Petitioner
Paul S. Rosenzweig — Petitioner
Paul S. Rosenzweig — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent