No. 21-7666

Izell Delorean Grissett, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi apprendi-ruling collateral-review constitutional-claim criminal-procedure guidelines mandatory-guidelines miscarriage-of-justice section-2255 sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment requires the fact of a first-degree murder cross reference under § 2A1.1 to be treated as an element when that finding is relied upon to support an enhanced Guideline sentence the jury's verdict does not allow

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether the Sixth Amendment. requires the fact of a first-degree murder cross reference under § 2A1.1-to be treated as an element-when that finding is relied upon to support an enhanced Guideline sentence the jury's verdict does . not allow? If so, . 2. Whether the court of appeals erred in denying Petitioner a certificate of appealability-based on the district court's merits than ; considering the debatability of the Sixth Amendment claim in question? . (44) :

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 23, 2022)

Attorneys

Izell Delorean Grissett, Jr.
Izell Delorean Grissett Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent