| 19-6288 |
Ron Christopher Whitley v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-10-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553(a) 18-usc-3553a appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing drug-case drug-offense drug-offenses judicial-discretion proportionality-review sentencing-departure sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines |
Whether the 156-month sentence is greater than necessary to comply with the purposes of sentencing under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) |
| 18-6618 |
Jessie Jesus Marquez v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-11-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
burden-of-proof circuit-split constitutional-burden constitutional-law criminal-procedure drug-case evidence-sufficiency expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence government-proof recorded-phone-call |
Are statements made during a recorded phone call, standing alone, sufficient to sustain the Government's constitutional burden of proof in a drug case… |
| 18-5111 |
Lynette Gregory v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2018-07-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review criminal-forfeiture drug-case due-process illegal-sentence money-judgment plea-agreement sentencing sentencing-waiver statutory-authorization statutory-maximum |
Whether a criminal forfeiture in the form of a 'money judgment' is an illegal sentence unauthorized by statute |