Willie R. Benton, Jr. v. United States
DueProcess Privacy
Is a criminal defendant denied Due Process of Law when the sentencing Court in a drug conspiracy case determines that a quantity of a substance should be included as 'relevant conduct' but bases that decision on acknowledged mistake of fact, thereby substantially increasing the defendant's sentence
QUESTION PRESENTED Is a criminal defendant denied Due Process of Law when the sentencing Court in a drug conspiracy case determines that a quantity of a substance should be included as ‘relevant conduct’ but bases that decision on acknowledged mistake of fact, thereby substantially increasing the defendant’s sentence. LIST OF RELATED CASES The Opinion and Judgment of the Sixth Circuit Court of United States v. Benton, 957 F. 3d 696 (Sixth Cir. Ct. App. 2020) , (No. 19-3287 filed on April 30, 2020). ( attached hereto as