No. 23-7502
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4a1.3(b) criminal-history district-court-discretion downward-departure fourth-circuit motion-to-dismiss sentencing-guidelines variance-sentence
Key Terms:
Securities
Securities
Latest Conference:
2024-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the District Court abused its discretion by failing to give a variance sentence and shorter incarceration period
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the District Court abused its discretion by failing to give Mr. Day a variance sentence and a shorter period of incarceration based upon a criminal history score that overrepresents the seriousness of his criminal history, and the appropriate downward departure or variance to his Sentencing Guidelines range that should have been applied to his sentence under U.S.S.G. Sec. 4A1.3({b). II. Whether the Fourth Circuit erred by granting the Government’s Motion to Dismiss Mr. Day’s appeal. i RULE 14.1(b) STATEMENT There are no parties in addition to those listed in the caption. ii
Docket Entries
2024-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2024)
Attorneys
Kevin Day
Peter L. Goldman — Law Offices of Peter L. Goldman, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent