No. 21-6658
Donald Ray Johnson v. United States
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. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent