No. 21-6160

Dennis Dean Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8th-amendment civil-rights criminal-justice-reform cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process equal-protection first-step-act prior-convictions retroactive-sentencing sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantial-changes
Latest Conference: 2021-12-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Has the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment required the Supreme Court to remedy it in the case where persons similarly situated to the petitioner have been granted relief?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 3, 2021)

Attorneys

Dennis Dean Smith
Dennis Dean Smith — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent