No. 24-6753

John Martin v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-activity joint-enterprise reasonably-foreseeable relevant-conduct second-circuit sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-04-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit incorrectly interpreted the Sentencing Guidelines' relevant conduct provisions for jointly undertaken criminal activity when it held that unforeseeable sexual assaults were 'reasonably foreseeable'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether• the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit incorrectly interpreted the Sentencing Guidelines' relevant conduct provisions for jointly undertaken criminal activity, when it held that unforeseeable sexual assaults of a home invasion victim by participants other than Mr. Martin — as specifically found by the District Court —were nevertheless "reasonably foreseeable" within the meaning of U.S.S.G. §

Docket Entries

2025-04-07
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
2025-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-03-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 11, 2025)

Attorneys

John Martin
Devin McLaughlinLangrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent