No. 20-5689

Orlando Bell v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2020-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: acquitted-conduct constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment jury sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a defendant's sentence on conduct for which the jury acquitted the defendant

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a defendant’s sentence on conduct for which the jury acquitted the defendant.

Docket Entries

2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-11
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-11-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 11, 2020.
2020-10-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2020 to December 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 13, 2020.
2020-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2020 to November 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Orlando Bell
Mary Elizabeth DavisDavis and Davis, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent