No. 20-6336

Eric Troy Snell v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing fourth-circuit gall-standard gall-v-united-states harmless-error harmlessness-standard sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Fourth Circuit's practice of not addressing erroneous Sentencing Guidelines calculations but affirming a sentence under 'assumed error harmlessness' review violate Gall's directive?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Does the Fourth Circuit’s practice of not addressing erroneous Sentencing Guidelines calculations but affirming a sentence under “assumed error harmlessness” review violate Ga//’s directive that a properly calculated Guidelines range remain “a meaningful benchmark throughout the process of appellate review”? i

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-22
2021-02-16
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2021-01-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 16, 2021. See Rule 30.1.
2021-01-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 15, 2021 to February 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 15, 2021.
2020-12-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 16, 2020 to January 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-11-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Eric Snell
Michael Francis SmithThe Smith Appellate Law Firm, Petitioner
Michael Francis SmithThe Smith Appellate Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent