No. 19-8702

Billy Edward Sedberry v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: base-offense-level criminal-procedure drug-quantity judicial-fact-finding jury-trial methamphetamine sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court procedurally erred in miscalculating Sedberry's drug quantity base offense level

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Issues Presented 1. Whether the district court procedurally erred in miscalculating Sedberry’s drug quantity base offense level. . 2. Alternatively, whether the district court violated Sedberry’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial by finding a fact (Sedberry’s offense involved methamphetamine (actual)) that he was not charged with and did not admit to. .

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2020)

Attorneys

Billy Edward Sedberry
Billy Edward Sedberry — Petitioner
Billy Edward Sedberry — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent