No. 20-6517

Elvis Basic v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof circuit-split criminal-procedure drug-quantity federal-sentencing judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal district court must use the 'err on the side of caution' principle when approximating the drug quantity?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a federal district court must use the “err on the side of caution” principle when approximating the drug quantity?

Docket Entries

2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Elvis Basic
Chad Rory McCabeMcCabe Law Firm, Petitioner
Chad Rory McCabeMcCabe Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent