No. 21-6178

Henry Baird v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-defense criminal-law drug-cases entrapment federal-drug-cases federal-sentencing judicial-doctrine manipulation sentencing sentencing-entrapment
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Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court should resolve the circuit split on recognizing sentencing entrapment and sentencing manipulation doctrines as viable defenses at sentencing in federal drug cases?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER THE COURT SHOULD RESOLVE THE CIRCUIT SPLIT ON RECOGNIZING SENTENCING ENTRAPMENT AND SENTENCING MANIPULATION DOCTRINES AS VIABLE DEFENSES AT SENTENCING IN FEDERAL DRUG CASES? 2

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Henry Baird
Edward J. Rymsza IIIMiele & Rymsza, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent