No. 24-5401

Whitney Leigh Estep v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure fifth-amendment fourth-circuit sentencing-discretion witness-testimony
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in denying Ms. Estep's arguments regarding a witness's Fifth Amendment objection and the district court's sentencing discretion

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW A. WHETHER THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ERRED BY DENYING MS. ESTEP’S ARGUMENT THAT THE DISTRICT COURT COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR BY ALLOWING THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A WITNESS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSERT A FIFTH AMENDMENT OBJECTION ON BEHALF OF THE WITNESS. B. WHETHER THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ERRED BY DENYING MS. ESTEP’S ARGUMENT THAT THE DISTRICT COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY IMPOSING A 180-MONTH SENTENCE. i

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-09-05
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2024)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Whitney Estep
James Edward Yeager Jr.Attorney at Law, Petitioner
James Edward Yeager Jr.Attorney at Law, Petitioner