official-victim-enhancement
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-5404 | Darren Smith v. United States | Second Circuit | 2025-08-19 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | acceptance-of-responsibility criminal-procedure mitigation-arguments official-victim-enhancement procedural-error sentencing-guidelines | Whether a district court commits procedural error under 18 U.S.C. § 3553, Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007), and Gall v. United States, 552 U… |
| 18-7623 | James Goolsby v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2019-01-29 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-3582-c-2 appellate-procedure dillion-v-united-states exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion mandatory-life-sentence mandatory-minimum mandatory-sentencing misapplication-of-guidelines miscarriage-of-justice official-victim-enhancement recall-of-mandate retroactive-amendment sentencing-guidelines | Whether the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals abused its discretion in refusing to recall the mandate on the direct appeal to prevent a miscarriage of j… |