No. 20-6540

Joshua N. Wright v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abduction acquitted-conduct constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process federal-courts jury-instruction jury-instructions sentencing sentencing-enhancement upward-variance
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-01-15
Related Cases: 20-6337 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in its 'crime of violence' instruction to the jury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1, Whether the district court erred in its “crime of violence” instruction to the jury. 2s Whether the district court erred in assessing an enhancement for abduction. 3. Whether the district court’s upward variance doubling petitioner’s sentence for acquitted conduct was a violation of petitioner’s rights. i

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.
2020-11-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Joshua N. Wright
Alan Hideto YamamotoLaw Offices of Alan H. Yamamoto, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent