No. 22-5788

Martin Elliott Brooks v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split harmless-error judicial-discretion procedural-error rule-52 sentencing-courts sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference: 2023-01-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are rendered harmless by the district court's assertion that the Guidelines would make no difference to the choice of sentence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are rendered harmless by the district court’s assertion that the Guidelines would make no difference to the choice of sentence.

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-07
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-11-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2022.
2022-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2022 to December 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Martin Elliott Brooks
Jennifer C. LeistenOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent