No. 21-6185

Rodney Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-review criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion downward-departure judicial-discretion sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the District Court's decision not to depart downward appropriate?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Was the District Court’s decision not to depart downward appropriate? i

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 U.S.A. to respond filed.
2021-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Rodney Smith
Salvatore C. Adamo — Petitioner
U.S.A.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent