No. 22-7303
Patrick Dewayne Smith v. United States
Tags: compassionate-release extraordinary-and-compelling extraordinary-circumstances federal-law-change first-step-act mandatory-life-sentence mandatory-minimum retroactivity sentencing-reduction sentencing-reform
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Latest Conference:
2023-05-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether non-retroactive changes in federal law can serve as 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether non-retroactive changes in federal law can serve as “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). ii
Docket Entries
2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-05-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2023)
Attorneys
Patrick Dewayne Smith
Michael Clark Holley — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Michael Clark Holley — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent