No. 20-5513
Timothy Allen McWilliams v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender circuit-split conspiracy controlled-substance due-process methamphetamine sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference:
2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether courts must give deference to the commentary to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1(b)(2) in determining career offender status
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the courts must give deference to the commentary to United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) § 4B1.1(b)(2) in determining whether a defendant is a career offender as a result of a prior controlled substance conviction for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
Docket Entries
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 28, 2020)
Attorneys
Timothy Allen McWilliams
Gina Messamer — Parrish Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent