No. 21-6107
Thomas Johnson v. United States
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-resentencing district-court-discretion factual-developments fair-sentencing-act first-step-act legal-developments presidential-commutation sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments when deciding to impose a reduced sentence under the First Step Act
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an eligible defendant under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments. i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2022-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-23
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2021-11-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2021.
2021-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 26, 2021 to December 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)
Attorneys
Johnson Thomas
Brenda Greenberg Bryn — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent