No. 23-6994

Donald M. Reynolds v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review direct-appeal federal-prisoner guidelines-range resentencing retroactive-amendment sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-modification
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal prisoner's direct appeal for sentencing issues must be remanded to the district court for resentencing when a retroactive amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines lowers the appellant's guidelines range

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; While a federal prisoner's direct appeal is pending for sentencing issues, and retroactive Amendment 821 is enacted which now lowers the appellant's guidelines range, is the appellate court required to remand to the district court for resentencing? 2

Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(e) (prior government employment).
2024-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2024)

Attorneys

Donald M. Reynolds
Donald M. Reynolds — Petitioner
Donald M. Reynolds — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent