| 20-7246 |
Renaldo Demarquis Metcalf v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-02-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
career-offender criminal-history judicial-doctrine legal-departure sentencing-disparity sentencing-guidelines sentencing-process |
Does the use of the 'de facto career offender' doctrine distort the sentencing process and lead to unwarranted sentencing disparity? |
| 18-8453 |
Dusty Ray Spencer v. Florida |
Florida |
2019-03-19 |
Denied |
IFP |
binding-precedent capital-sentencing constitutional-rights death-penalty death-penalty-sentencing due-process federal-constitutional-rights jury-instructions jury-responsibility jury-verdict sentencing-process structural-error unanimous-verdict |
Whether structural error occurs when the jury fails to return a verdict as to multiple critical elements necessary to impose the death penalty |
| 18-6901 |
Enoch D. Hall v. Florida |
Florida |
2018-12-03 |
Denied |
IFP |
advisory-panel aggravating-circumstances Caldwell-v-Mississippi civil-rights constitutional-due-process death-penalty due-process harmless-error hurst-decision jury-instructions jury-role jury-sentencing sentencing sentencing-process unanimous-recommendation |
Whether the Hurst error is harmless given the jury's diminished sense of responsibility as an advisory panel, resulting in a Caldwell v. Mississippi e… |