No. 19-6920

Courtney Omar Boyd v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process first-step-act judicial-discretion motion-denial sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-01-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court abused its discretion and violated Mr. Boyd's constitutional due process rights when it denied Boyd's First Step Act motion?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION AND VIOLATED MR. BOYD'S CONSTITUTIONAL DUE PROCESS RIGHTS WHEN IT DENIED BOYD'S FIRST STEP ACT MOTION? II. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT IGNORED SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT IN FAILING TO ADDRESS MR. BOYD'S MOTION UNDER 18 U.S.C. §3§€2(c) (2)? : i

Docket Entries

2020-01-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Courtney O. Boyd
Courtney Omar Boyd — Petitioner
Courtney Omar Boyd — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent