| 24-5235 |
Nohmaan Malik v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2024-08-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
ambiguity anders anders-procedure appellate-review circuit-split due-process guideline-commentary kisor kisor-standard |
Whether the appellate court should
not have dismissed under Anders
and allowed Petitioner to challenge
the Guideline commentary as violating
due p… |
| 23-7449 |
Jacob VanDyke v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-05-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law Auer-v-Robbins Chevron chevron-deference child-pornography commentary deference guideline-commentary judicial-review sentencing-guidelines |
Whether the 1 to 75 ratio for videos found in the commentary to U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2 is entitled to deference under Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resou… |
| 23-7106 |
Gemar Morgan v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2024-04-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
armed-career-criminal-act criminal-history guideline-commentary sentence-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation stinson-v-united-states supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-havis |
Do the United States Sentencing Commission application note 4B1.4 cmt.n,(1) that states: "nor are the time periods for the counting of prior sentences… |
| 23-6619 |
Edward Lee Smith v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-01-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2255 career-offender certificate-of-appealability circuit-precedent guideline-commentary habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel section-2255 total-exhaustion-rule |
I. Whether the "total exhaustion rule" applies to Motions under 28 U.S.C. §2255; and if so, was the district court in error to rule Smith's §2255 as u… |
| 22-653 |
Melvin Ray v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-01-17 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
abduction abduction-definition circuit-split criminal-procedure different-location guideline-commentary judicial-interpretation sentencing-guidelines stinson-v-united-states |
Under § 2B3.1(b)(4)(A) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G "), a four- level increase applies to a defendant 's offense level, " if a… |
| 22-5640 |
Larry E. Starks, Jr. v. United States Sentencing Commission, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2022-09-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-procedure-act guideline-commentary judicial-review notice-and-comment sentencing-reform-act separation-of-powers u.s-sentencing-commission |
I. WHETHER THE SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 1984 COMMANDS CONGRESSIONAL INTENT, THAT WHEN THE U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION VIOLATES THE NOTICE AND COMMENT R… |
| 22-5237 |
Heather Marie Newhouse v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2022-08-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance-offense criminal-law guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
(1) Whether the United States Sentencing Commission exceeded its authority by adding inchoate offenses to the definition of "controlled substance offe… |
| 21-7609 |
Desmond Deleon Carviel v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-04-13 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law career-offender-guideline district-court-discretion guideline-commentary inchoate-offenses judicial-deference kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
(1) May a district court defer to the Sentencing Guideline commentary without first determining if the guideline is genuinely ambiguous. Kisor v. Wilk… |
| 21-7301 |
Bogdan Nicolescu v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2022-03-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
access-devices congressional-intent criminal-enhancement criminal-sentencing guideline-commentary identity-theft sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation unauthorized-access-device wireless-telephone-protection-act |
1. Whether Application Note 2 of the Commentary to U.S.S.G. § 2B1.6 bars the
application of the U.S.S.G. § 2Bl.l(b)(ll)(B)(i) 2-level enhancement for … |
| 21-6658 |
Donald Ray Johnson v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2021-12-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-courts federal-sentencing guideline-commentary judicial-deference judicial-interpretation sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation |
Whether federal sentencing courts are bound by the illustrations found in Guideline Commentary? |
| 21-6121 |
Luis Enrique Lario-Rios v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2021-10-28 |
Denied |
IFP |
commentary crimes-of-violence criminal-enhancement guideline-commentary prior-convictions sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation ussg-4b1.2 |
Whether the Sentencing Commission can use commentary to expand an
unambiguous Guideline that applies to enhancements for prior convictions for crimes … |
| 21-5872 |
Antonio Donnel Johnson v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-10-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses precursor-offense precursor-offenses sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
(1) Whether the United States Sentencing Commission exceeded its authority by adding inchoate and precursor offenses to the definition of "controlled … |
| 21-5714 |
Jayren Jakar Wynn v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-21 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
agency-deference agency-interpretation circuit-precedent controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offenses kisor-deference kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines |
Whether a circuit court may properly rely on circuit precedent predating Kisor v. Wilkie, 139 S. Ct. 2400 (2019), to hold, contrary to Kisor, that the… |
| 20-8020 |
Charleston Pierre Wiggins v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-05-13 |
Denied |
IFP |
categorical-approach circuit-split controlled-substance-offense drug-distribution guideline-commentary sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation USSG-4B1.2(b) |
I
Whether an offense-matching categorical approach applies
to the determination of a "controlled substance offense"
under the USSG § 4B1.2(b)?
II
Whe… |
| 20-7742 |
Deandre Joseph Warren v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-04-14 |
Denied |
IFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses precursor-offense precursor-offenses sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
(1) Whether the United States Sentencing Commission exceeded its authority by adding inchoate and precursor offenses to the definition of "controlled … |
| 20-7533 |
Preston James v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2021-03-23 |
Denied |
IFP |
career-offender career-offender-guideline controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether it is a misapplication of the Sentencing Guidelines for a sentencing court to defer to guideline commentary that expands the definition of a c… |
| 20-7069 |
Martell Roberts v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-02-08 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses precursor-offense precursor-offenses sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
(1) Whether the United States Sentencing Commission exceeded its authority by adding inchoate and precursor offenses to the definition of "controlled … |
| 20-6242 |
Devontate Mauryce Davis v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2020-11-05 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance-offense guideline-commentary inchoate-offense inchoate-offenses sentencing sentencing-commission statutory-interpretation ussg-4b1.2 |
Whether the United States Sentencing Commission exceeded its authority by adding inchoate offenses to the USSG § 4B1.2(b) definition of "controlled su… |
| 20-5937 |
Rosa Enedia Pazos Cingari v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-10-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law authority commentary federal-sentencing guideline-commentary inconsistency judicial-interpretation legal-authority sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation |
Whether United States Sentencing Guideline Commentary which adds to a sentencing guideline is necessarily inconsistent with the guideline such that th… |
| 20-5093 |
Dion Clayborn v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2020-07-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
career-offender congressional-intent deference-to-agency drug-trafficking guideline-commentary recidivism sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Title 28 U.S.C. § 994(h) authorized the Sentencing Commission to promulgate guidelines that, based on legislative history, were intended harshly punis… |
| 19-7103 |
Edward Merritt v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-12-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law controlled-substance-offense criminal-law deference guideline-commentary inchoate-offenses judicial-deference sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
1. Is the definition of "controlled substance offense" in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) genuinely ambiguous such that the guideline commentary can be used to re… |
| 18-6349 |
Daniel Israel Palomino v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-10-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
abuse-of-discretion appellate-review criminal-procedure district-court-review due-process guideline-commentary judicial-discretion judicial-review legal-interpretation sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines sentencing-procedure statutory-interpretation |
Whether a district court abuses its discretion in misapplying a sentencing guideline when it refuses to consider a factor expressly provided for in th… |
| 18-6100 |
Hugo Pliego-Hernandez v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2018-09-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-16 administrative-law attempted-robbery circuit-court-review criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process federal-jurisdiction guideline-commentary sentencing-guidelines seventh-circuit stare-decisis statutory-interpretation stinson-v-united-states |
Whether the Seventh Circuit contravened Stinson v. United States when it relied on guideline commentary inconsistent with 18 U.S.C. § 16 |
| 18-5241 |
Victor Maturino v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2018-07-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law commentary-amendments destructive-devices double-jeopardy due-process firearms firearms-possession guideline-commentary offense-level-increases rulemaking-authority sentence-enhancement sentencing-commission-process sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Sentencing Commission may amend the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines to create new categories of conduct that increase sentences wi… |