No. 23-6025

Deunta Finch v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure guidelines plain-error-review preservation-of-error sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-circuit
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Has the Sixth Circuit erred by creating a novel doctrine that says, to avoid plain-error review, a criminal defendant must object after the sentencing court expressly rejects his express argument about the application of the Sentencing Guidelines?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Has the Sixth Circuit erred by creating a novel doctrine that says, to avoid plain-error review, a criminal defendant must object after the sentencing court expressly rejects his express argument about the application of the Sentencing Guidelines? ii

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 15, 2023)

Attorneys

Deunta Finch
Michael Clark HolleyOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent