No. 24-6431
Norman Seneka Bowers v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: direct-appeal judicial-discretion jurisdictional-delay retroactive-application sentencing-guidelines supervised-release
Latest Conference:
2025-02-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
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.
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
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