No. 23-5517
Kamar Laquan Cox v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquittal criminal-sentencing double-jeopardy due-process fifth-amendment judicial-discretion jury-acquittal jury-trial sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
SocialSecurity Immigration
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. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent