No. 22-6379

Leetavious Gaines v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3582 circuit-split compassionate-release defendant-motion district-court-discretion first-step-act policy-statement sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Section 1B1.13 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines is an 'applicable' policy statement that binds the district court in considering a defendant-filed motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether Section 1B1.13 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines is an “applicable” policy statement that binds the district court in considering a defendant-filed motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018. i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

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.
2022-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 23, 2023)

Attorneys

Leetavious Gaines
Janice L. BergmannFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent