No. 21-7700

Ronald Hunter v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3582 criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion extraordinary-and-compelling extraordinary-compelling-reasons rehabilitation sentencing-guidelines sentencing-law sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may consider changes in sentencing law as a possible 'extraordinary and compelling' reason warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)@), a district court may “reduce [a] term of imprisonment” upon “motion of the defendant” if it finds that “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction.” Separately, 28 U.S.C. § 994(t) provides that “[r]ehabilitation of the defendant alone shall not be considered an extraordinary and compelling reason.” No other statutory or Sentencing Guideline provision states, specifies, or cabins what constitutes an “extraordinary and compelling” reason. Both this Court and Congress have, further, recognized the “longstanding principle that sentencing courts have broad discretion to consider various kinds of information” when imposing a punishment. Pepper v. United States, 562 U.S. 476, 488 (2011) (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3661). Given the foregoing, may a district court consider— among other factors and on an individual, case-by-case changes in sentencing law as a possible “extraordinary and compelling” reason warranting a sentence reduction? (i)

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)
2022-03-15
Application (21A419) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 22, 2022.
2022-03-10
Application (21A419) to extend further the time from March 23, 2022 to April 22, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
2022-02-14
Application (21A419) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 23, 2022.
2022-02-10
Application (21A419) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 21, 2022 to March 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Ronald Hunter
Xiao WangNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Petitioner
Xiao WangNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent