No. 22-7290

Michael Kenneth Howard v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion acceptance-of-responsibility criminal-procedure district-court fourth-circuit right-to-appeal sentencing-guidelines waiver waiver-of-appeal
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit erred by ruling that Mr. Howard waived his right to appeal whether the District Court erred by not applying Acceptance of Responsibility under United States Sentencing Guidelines Sec. 3E1.1, and whether the District Court abused its discretion by failing to give Mr. Howard less than 112 months of incarceration at sentencing

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether the Fourth Circuit erred by ruling that Mr. Howard waived his right to appeal whether the District Court erred by not applying Acceptance of Responsibility under United States Sentencing Guidelines Sec. 3E1.1, and whether the District Court abused its discretion by failing to give Mr. Howard less than 112 months of incarceration at sentencing. i

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2023)

Attorneys

Michael Kenneth Howard
Peter L. GoldmanSaboura, Goldman & Colombo, P.C., Petitioner
Peter L. GoldmanSaboura, Goldman & Colombo, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent