No. 24-5621

Christopher Dallas Nelson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review clear-error-standard federal-procedure judicial-discretion sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether varied definitions of the clear error standard of review for Federal Sentencing Guidelines are permissible

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Are varied definitions of the clear error standard of review and results of such definitions pertaining to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines permissible?

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2024)

Attorneys

Christopher Dallas Nelson
Kevin Bryan LessmanLessman & Lessman, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent