No. 21-6403
Garland Guillory v. United States
Tags: application-note commentary controlled-substance-offense district-court-discretion fifth-circuit inchoate-offenses kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines u.s.-sentencing-commission
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may rely on commentary in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Guidelines Manual to determine a defendant's Guidelines range for sentencing
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED () Under what circumstances may a district court rely on commentary in the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Guidelines Manual to determine a defendant’s Guidelines range for sentencing? (2) Is Application Note 1 in the commentary to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 invalid insofar as it broadens the Guideline’s definition of “controlled substance offense” to include conspiracies and other inchoate offenses? ii
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-16
Reply of petitioner Garland Guillory filed.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-27
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2021)
Attorneys
Garland Guillory
Samantha Jean Kuhn — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent