No. 22-6316

Kalvin Walker v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure district-court guideline-range harmless-error judicial-discretion sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are automatically rendered harmless by a district court's statement that the correctness of the guideline range would make no difference to its choice of sentence

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are automatically rendered harmless by a district court’s statement that the correctness of the guideline range would make no difference to its choice of sentence.

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)

Attorneys

Kalvin Walker
Patrick L. BryantOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Patrick L. BryantOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent