No. 21-5092

Dawn J. Bennett v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-sentencing district-court due-process fourth-circuit judicial-discretion presumption-of-reasonableness presumptive-reasonableness procedural-error sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review summary-reversal
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Latest Conference: 2021-12-03 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court applies an impermissible presumption of reasonableness to the Sentencing Guidelines range by referring to the range as 'presumptively reasonable' during the sentencing proceeding

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does a district court at sentencing apply an impermissible presumption of reasonableness to the Sentencing Guidelines range if it refers to the range three separate times over the course of the sentencing proceeding as “presumptively reasonable?” ii LIST OF ALL DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-16
Reply of petitioner Dawn Bennett filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-03
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-10-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 3, 2021.
2021-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2021 to November 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-02
Response Requested. (Due October 4, 2021)
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-07-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Dawn Bennett
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent