No. 20-5090
Ronald Lynn Thomas v. United States
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law district-court-discretion due-process federal-sentencing guidelines harmless-error sentencing sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Guideline error is necessarily harmless if the district court is presented with the Guideline range later vindicated on appeal and disclaims any effect of the Guidelines on the sentence imposed?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Guideline error is necessarily harmless if the district court is presented with the Guideline range later vindicated on appeal and disclaims any effect of the Guidelines on the sentence imposed? ii
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-02
Reply of petitioner Ronald Lynn Thomas filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-16
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-10-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 16, 2020.
2020-10-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2020 to November 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2020.
2020-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2020 to October 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-17
Response Requested. (Due September 16, 2020)
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 17, 2020)
Attorneys
Ronald Lynn Thomas
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent