Brock Melancon v. United States
AdministrativeLaw Securities
Does this Court's decision in Kisor v. Wilkie govern the extent to which district courts may defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's commentary to the Guidelines Manual in calculating a criminal defendant's sentencing range?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED (1) Does this Court’s decision in Kisor v. Wilkie, 139 8. Ct. 2400 (2019), govern the extent to which district courts may defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s commentary to the Guidelines Manual in calculating a criminal defendant’s sentencing range? (2) Is Application Note 1 to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 in the 2018 Guidelines Manual invalid under the Kisor framework? ii RELEATED PROCEEDINGS The following proceedings are directly related to this case: e United States v. Melancon, No. 2:19-CR-119-1, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Judgment entered October 27, 2022. e United States v. Melancon, No. 22-30701, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered December 28, 2023. ili