No. 23-5101

Christopher Wade v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure fifth-circuit gall-v-united-states harmless-error judicial-precedent sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-guzman-rendon
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit's application of harmless error doctrine violates SCOTUS precedent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the Fifth Circuit’s application of harmless error doctrine pursuant to United States v. Guzman-Rendon, 864 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2017) violates this Court’s precedent in Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) by allowing sentencing courts to bypass correct calculation of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines? Il. Whether the Fifth Circuit’s application of harmless error doctrine pursuant to United States v. Guzman-Rendon, 864 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2017) violates this Court’s precedent in Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) by failing to allow for meaningful appellate review? ii

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2023)

Attorneys

Christopher Wade
Kelsey DismukesThe Dismukes Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Kelsey DismukesThe Dismukes Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent