No. 23-6707 — Supreme Court Petition Tracker

No. 23-6707

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit

Docketed: 2024-02-08

Status: Denied

Type: IFP

Response WaivedIFP

Tags: criminal-procedure dangerous-weapon district-court drug-offense enhancement factual-findings findings-of-fact sentencing sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines u.s.s.g-2d1.1(b)(1) weapon-enhancement

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Latest Conference: 2024-03-01

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the sentencing court required to make specific findings of fact, supported by the record, that a defendant possessed a dangerous weapon in connection with the offense of conviction, before applying a two-level enhancement under U.S.S. G. § 2D1.1(b)(1), and did the district court do so in this case?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Is the sentencing court required to make specific findings of fact, supported by the record, that a defendant possessed a dangerous weapon in connection with the offense of conviction, before applying a two-level enhancement under U.S.S. G. § 2D1.1(b)(1), and did the district court do so in this case? i