No. 20-6412

Robert St. Hilaire v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing firearm-possession sentencing-guidelines serial-number serial-number-alteration statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Circuit properly construed the meaning of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(4)(B)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Second Circuit, which noted it was deepening a split over the meaning of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(4)(B), properly construed that Guideline’s 4-level sentence enhancement for possessing a gun with an “altered or obliterated serial number.” i

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Robert St. Hilaire
Matthew B. LarsenFederal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
Matthew B. LarsenFederal Defenders of New York, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent