No. 23-5517

Kamar Laquan Cox v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquittal criminal-sentencing double-jeopardy due-process fifth-amendment judicial-discretion jury-acquittal jury-trial sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant's sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant?

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-08-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 5, 2023)

Attorneys

Kamar Laquan Cox
Steven M. Brown — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent