No. 21-6431

Vegas D. Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appeals appellate-review career-offender criminal-procedure explanation judicial-discretion procedural-error record sentencing sentencing-modification statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit commit error when it affirmed the District Court's decision to deny petitioner's motion filed under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) without providing some explanation of its decision on the record?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1.] Did the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit commit error when it affirmed the District -Court's decision to deny petitioner's motion filed under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) without providing some explanation of its decision on the record? 2.] Did the Court of Appeals commit error by ruling contrary to precedent and law of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals? 3.] Did the District Court commit error by not considering petitioner's argument raised in his § 3582(c)(2) motion regarding his career offender designation?

Docket Entries

2022-03-07
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
2022-01-28
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-12-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 28, 2022.
2021-12-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2021 to January 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 29, 2021)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Vegas D. Smith
Vegas D. Smith — Petitioner