No. 25-5381

Shameika Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: amendment-821 criminal-law judicial-discretion retroactive-application sentence-reduction sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts erred by refusing to grant Ms. Johnson a sentence reduction under retroactively applicable Amendment 821 – Part A to the United States Sentencing Guidelines

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the lower courts erred by refusing to grant Ms. Johnson a sentence reduction under retroactively applicable Amendment 821 – Part A to the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)

Attorneys

Shameika Johnson
Abby BrumleyOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent