| 23-5357 |
Carlos Edwin Smith, Jr. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2023-08-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553(a) 18-usc-3553a adult-sentencing adverse-childhood-experiences criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court judicial-discretion mitigation-factors relevancy sentencing-guidelines |
Whether a district court fully considers the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) when sentencing a defendant if it questions the relevancy of adv… |
| 21-8232 |
Stephon Ellis v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-06-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-sentencing eighth-amendment judicial-discretion mitigating-factors mitigation-factors proportionality proportionality-principle sentencing-guidelines traumatic-background traumatic-childhood |
Whether the 90-month sentence imposed on Mr. Ellis was 'greater than necessary' considering his extraordinarily traumatic childhood |
| 21-7221 |
Alfred Lavoris Moody v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-02-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-justice criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion juvenile-justice mitigating-factors mitigation-factors proportionality rehabilitation sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-review |
Whether the 78-month sentence imposed on Mr. Moody was 'greater than necessary' considering his troubled childhood |
| 21-6609 |
Christopher Coffer v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-12-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing defendant-health due-process health-issues judicial-discretion medical-disadvantage mitigation-factors sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-variance variance |
What is the extent of medical disadvantage that a defendant must present in order to secure a variance based on ill health? |