No. 20-6148

Smith Merinord v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924c 924(c)-statute brandishing criminal-justice-reform direct-appeal firearms-offense first-step-act hobbs-act sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
ERISA HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Step Act applies to cases pending on direct appeal at the time of its enactment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : : No. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES October Term, 2020 JERR HEHEHE HPA nenn

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Smith Merinord
Rudolph Alexander Ashton IIIDunn, Pittman, Skinner & Cushman, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent