No. 25-5914

Martins Inalegwu v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-20
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure harmless-error judicial-discretion sentencing-error variance
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district judge can render sentencing errors harmless by stating it would have imposed the same sentence regardless of any error, or by simply imposing an upward variance

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a district judge can render sentencing errors harmless by stating it would have imposed the same sentence regardless of any error , or by simply imposing an upward variance.

Docket Entries

2026-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-20
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2026-01-20
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-12-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 20, 2026.
2025-12-05
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-12-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 19, 2025 to January 20, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 19, 2025.
2025-11-14
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 19, 2025 to December 19, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Martins Inalegwu
Timothy Michael ShepherdOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Timothy Michael ShepherdOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Timothy Michael ShepherdOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent