No. 22-6982

Diogenes De Jesus Sierra v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender-statute circuit-split first-impression first-step-act inchoate-conspiracy mandamus-review plain-error plain-error-standard
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-03-31
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether mandamus review on issue of first impression should have been applied to claim that was created by way of intervening change of First Step Act law and facts, which altered and plain error standard of review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER MANDAMUS REVIEW ON ISSUE OF FIRST IMPRESSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO CLAIM THAT WAS CREATED BY WAY OF INTERVENING CHANGE OF FIRST STEP ACT LAW AND FACTS, WHICH ALTERED AND PLAIN ERROR STANDARD OF REVIEW. WHETHER THE CIRCUIT SPLIT GOVERNING WHETHER INCHOATE CONSPIRACY CRIMES CAN CONSTITUTE A DRUG OFFENSE REQUIRED TO TRIGGER U-S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), THE CAREER OFFENDER STATUTE (i) a

Docket Entries

2023-04-03
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023.
2023-03-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Diogenes De Jesus Sierra
Diogenes De Jesus Sierra — Petitioner
Diogenes De Jesus Sierra — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent