No. 22-5962

Marquis Donte Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process judicial-review post-booker-hearing safety-valve sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-12-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred by imposing an unlawful sentence contrary to the mandates of § 3553(a) and §3553(f)(5) which preclude use of information disclosed through the safety valve procedure to enhance the sentence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED BY IMPOSING AN UNLAWFUL SENTENCE CONTRARY TO THE MANDATES OF § 3553(a) AND §3553(f)(5) WHICH PRECLUDE USE OF INFORMATION DISCLOSED THROUGH THE SAFETY VALVE PROCEDURE TO ENHANCE THE SENTENCE. Prefix.

Docket Entries

2022-12-05
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2022)

Attorneys

Marquis Brown
Robert Llewellyn Swain — Petitioner
Robert Llewellyn Swain — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent