No. 22-6815

David E. Merry v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (7)IFP
Tags: acquitted-conduct constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process fifth-amendment jury-trial sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-06-29 (distributed 7 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing (enhancing) a criminal defendant's sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing (enhancing) a criminal defendant’s sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant?

Docket Entries

2023-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023.
2023-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
2023-06-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-05-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-05-02
Reply of petitioner David E. Merry filed. (Distributed)
2023-04-19
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-03-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 19, 2023.
2023-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 20, 2023 to April 19, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2023)

Attorneys

David E. Merry
Sheryl Joyce LowenthalSheryl J. Lowenthal, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent