No. 19-5026
Melvin Lewis Andrews v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court crime-of-violence criminal-law guidelines johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines supervisory-powers
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court exercise its supervisory powers where a circuit court of appeals continues to allow trial courts to apply 'crime of violence' analyses that are contrary to Johnson v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 1265 (2010)?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should this Court exercise its supervisory powers where a circuit court of appeals continues to allow trial courts to apply “crime of violence” analyses that are contrary to Johnson v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 1265 (2010)? 2. Does a plain and prejudicial miscalculation of a Guidelines sentencing range call for a court of appeals to vacate a defendant’s sentence in the ordinary case? i
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)
Attorneys
Melvin Andrews
Brett D. Boone — Law Office of Brett D. Boone, Petitioner
Brett D. Boone — Law Office of Brett D. Boone, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent