No. 20-8280

Trent Slone v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquittal drug-possession due-process fifth-amendment firearms firearms-violation presumption-of-innocence sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the presumption of innocence and the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment protect a defendant at a firearms violation sentencing when the government claims that the defendant possessed the firearm in connection with another offense — possessing drugs even though the defendant was acquitted of the drug possession charge?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented 1. Does the presumption of innocence and the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment protect a defendant at a firearms violation sentencing when the government claims that the defendant possessed the firearm in connection with another offense — possessing drugs even though the defendant was acquitted of the drug possession charge? 2 2. Parties 1.Petitioner, Trent Slone. 2. Respondent, United States of America. 3

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-06-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Trent Slone
William J StevensWilliam J Stevens, Petitioner
William J StevensWilliam J Stevens, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent