No. 21-6658

Donald Ray Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-courts federal-sentencing guideline-commentary judicial-deference judicial-interpretation sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal sentencing courts are bound by the illustrations found in Guideline Commentary?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether federal sentencing courts are bound by the illustrations found in Guideline Commentary? i

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2022-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Donald Johnson
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent