No. 20-5469

Alfonzo Traymayne Lee v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights discretion due-process equal-protection first-step-act judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether giving the District court discretion to grant or deny a sentencing reduction pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018 violates the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment, in relevant part, Equal Protection of the Law?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . iNhether giv ing the Distri cf court discretion to gromt or deny a Sentencing teduction pursuat fo the cheat of Amorduert _ 150, violates the Petitioners Fourteenth Amendment, in relevant part, Cau al Rotection of the Low? ihefher considering circumstantial evidence faund at sentencing AX Grounds te deny the fetitioner relief pursuant {, the Farr Sertensin Act. violates the Petitioners GET Amendment: in relevant . part. te Ronese ot Law? Whether the Phrase discretion to grant et deny a sentencing reduction applies 12 USC AS88302) factors ar cireumstantia evidence found at sentencing Ghat was believed to be facts ?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Alfonzo Lee
Alfonzo Traymayne Lee — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent