No. 21-1414

Barton Ray Crandall v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 18-usc-3582(c)(1)(A) 18-usc-924(c) criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons extraordinary-circumstances federal-sentencing judicial-discretion sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-06-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582()(1)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582()(1)(AGQ).

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2022)

Attorneys

Barton Crandall
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent