No. 18-9763

Stirling Michael Heaton v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: concurrent-sentences concurrent-sentencing criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing discretion federal-guidelines federal-jurisdiction federal-plea-agreement judicial-discretion modification retroactive-amendment retroactive-guidelines-amendment sentence-concurrency sentencing-guidelines sentencing-modification sentencing-reform-act
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentencing court has discretion to adjust a federal sentence to achieve concurrency with another criminal sentence in § 3582(c)(2) proceedings

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED (1). In § 3582(c)(2) proceedings to modify a federal sentence in light of a retroactive amendment to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, does the sentencing court have discretion to adjust to the modified federal sentence in order to achieve concurrency with another criminal sentence? : 1

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Stirling Heaton
Robert MeyersOffice of the Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, Petitioner
Robert MeyersOffice of the Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent