No. 21-6838
Bernard Steven Boyd v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment guideline-sentence guideline-sentencing judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-variance upward-variance
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Trial Court provide insufficient information or explanation to an upward variance in the Petitioner's Guideline Sentence, from a range of 51 to 63 months to 76 months, without material explanation of the enhancement, in violation of Due Process protections of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Trial Court provide insufficient information or explanation to an upward variance in the Petitioner’s Guideline Sentence, from a range of 51 to 63 months to 76 months, without material explanation of the enhancement, in violation of Due Process protections of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
Attorneys
Bernard Boyd
Robert McClellan — Ivey, Ivey, et al., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent