No. 21-7767

Michael Don Billups v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: advisory-opinions appellate-review district-court federal-sentencing judicial-discretion prejudice prejudicial-error sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-06-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether courts of appeals evaluating the prejudicial effect of a Guideline error must accept a district court's claim that the Guidelines exerted no influence on the sentence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether courts of appeals evaluating the prejudicial effect of a Guideline error must accept a district court’s claim that the Guidelines exerted no influence on the sentence? i

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 3, 2022)

Attorneys

Michael Billups
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent