No. 23-7608

Carney Turner v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure appellate-review criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process federal-courts federal-jurisdiction judicial-discretion life-sentence sentencing standard-of-review
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, in federal criminal cases where the district court has imposed a discretionary life sentence, the courts of appeal should employ a de novo standard of review

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question Presented Whether, in federal criminal cases where the district court has imposed a discretionary life sentence, the courts of appeal should employ a de novo standard of review. i

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 1, 2024)

Attorneys

Carney Turner
Richard Haile McWilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office , Petitioner
Richard Haile McWilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office , Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent