Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a court of appeals may affirm a sentence when the district court never calculated or identified the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range, notwithstanding this Court's repeated holdings that Guidelines calculation is the mandatory starting point for sentencing and that failure to do so constitutes procedural error.
2. Whether a sentence may be affirmed on plain-error review where the district court imposed a sentence more than double the high end of the applicable Guidelines range without any explanation tethered to a calculated range.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court of appeals may affirm a sentence when the district court never calculated or identified the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range and imposed a sentence more than double the high end of the correct range
2026-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 6, 2026.
2026-03-30
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2026 to May 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-03-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2026.
2026-02-27
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2026-02-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2026 to April 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-02-06
Sealed electronic records received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
2026-02-04
Response Requested. (Due March 6, 2026)
2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)