No. 21-5425

Jay J. Sawatzky v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process felon-in-possession first-amendment judicial-discretion racist-paraphernalia racist-views sentencing sentencing-variance upward-variance
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentencing judge may impose an upward variance on a defendant convicted of possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon, based on that defendant's alleged racist views and possession of racist paraphernalia

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented For Review May a sentencing judge impose an upward variance on a defendant convicted of possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon, based on that defendant’s alleged racist views and possession of racist paraphernalia?

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Jay Sawatzky
Alfredo G. Parrish — Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent