No. 23-7768

Leonard Williamson, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquitted-conduct criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process fifth-amendment sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit the district court from considering conduct of which Mr. Williamson was acquitted by the jury when calculating the sentencing guidelines and imposing sentence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit the district court from considering conduct of which Mr. Williamson was acquitted by the jury when calculating the sentencing guidelines and imposing sentence? ii

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-25
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-06-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Leonard Williamson
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent