No. 24-6431
Norman Seneka Bowers v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: direct-appeal judicial-discretion jurisdictional-delay retroactive-application sentencing-guidelines supervised-release
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Latest Conference:
2025-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Amendment 821 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines should be applied retroactively on direct appeal and whether a district court may reasonably delay ruling on a supervised release revocation petition more than seven months after the expiration of the term of supervised release without defendant's consent and retain jurisdiction
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
I. Whether Amendment 821 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines Should be Applied Retroactively on Direct Appeal. II. Whether A District Court May Reasonably Delay Ruling On A Supervised Release Revocation Petition More than Seven Months After the Expiration of the Term of supervised Release Without Defendant’ s Consent and Retain Jurisdiction.
Docket Entries
2025-03-03
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
2025-02-06
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 3, 2025)
Attorneys
Norman Bowers
Seth Allen Neyhart — Law Office of Seth A. Neyhart, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent