No. 19-8923

Bryant Okeff Leggett v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review burden-of-proof criminal-procedure drug-activity drug-house evidence judicial-discretion sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines trial-court-error
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court improperly applied a two-level enhancement for maintaining a drug house where there was no evidence that the defendant's primary or principal purpose for maintaining the premises was for drug activity, and whether the appellate court improperly affirmed the trial court's application of the enhancement

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented L. The district court applied a two-level enhancement for maintaining a drug house. This was applied despite no evidence being presented that Mr. Leggett’s primary or principal purpose for maintaining a premises was for drug activity. Did the district court improperly apply the enhancement and did the appellate court improperly affirm the trial court? |

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2020)

Attorneys

Bryant Leggett
Mary Chartier-MittendorfChartier & Nyamfukudza PLC, Petitioner
Mary Chartier-MittendorfChartier & Nyamfukudza PLC, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent