No. 22-707

Barry J. Cadden v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: circuit-split criminal-sentencing objective-standard objective-test reckless-risk sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines subjective-test u.s.s.g.-3a1.1(b) vulnerable-victim vulnerable-victim-enhancement
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court clearly err in applying a four-point 'vulnerable victim' enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3A1.1(b) to defendant's sentence, absent a showing that the victims were 'unusually vulnerable'?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Did the District Court clearly err in applying a four-point “vulnerable victim” enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3A1.1(b) to defendant’s sentence, absent a showing that the victims were “unusually vulnerable”? More generally, does this criminal sentencing enhancement require a showing that the victims were “unusually vulnerable” in order to apply? 2. Did the District Court clearly err in applying a two-point enhancement for “conscious or reckless risk of death or serious bodily injury” under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.16(b)(16), by applying the objective test for “reckless” established in the Second Circuit in United States v. Lucien? More generally, does this criminal sentencing enhancement require the courts to use an objective or subjective concept of “reckless”? it} STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2023-02-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-01-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2023)

Attorneys

Barry Cadden
Kelley A. Jordan-PriceHinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Petitioner
Kelley A. Jordan-PriceHinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent