justification

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-6044 Kenneth Jay Still v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-10-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP affirmative-defense criminal-law due-process eighth-circuit firearm-possession firearms justification justification-defense police-contact prohibited-person self-defense Whether the Eighth Circuit erred by holding that a defendant prohibited from possessing a firearm may not present a justification defense if he or she…
21-5879 Dheadry Powell v. United States Tenth Circuit 2021-10-04 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP criminal-procedure district-court district-court-discretion first-step-act guidelines justification money-laundering resentencing sentencing sentencing-guidelines Under the First Step Act, did the district court fail to provide a sufficiently compelling justification that thoroughly explains its above the guidel…
19-8817 Barry Lalane Harrell v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-06-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP above-range criminal-procedure district-court justification policy-statement sentencing Whether the district court erred when it sentenced Petitioner significantly above the policy statement range without adequate justification?