sentencing-retroactivity
6 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-7582 | Rodolfo A. Cuellar, Jr. v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2023-05-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal criminal-law drug-convictions federal-prisoner first-step-act resentencing sentence-reduction sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum | Whether the defendant is entitled to a reduced sentence under the First Step Act, and the proper interpretation of the statutory maximum authorized by… |
| 20-8094 | Corey L. Johnson v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2021-05-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | covered-offense criminal-law drug-conspiracy federal-sentencing first-step-act multi-object-conspiracy rule-of-lenity sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation | Where there is ambiguity as to which penalty applies in a multi-object conspiracy that is a covered offense pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018, do… |
| 20-7931 | Oscar Segura-Resendez v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-05-05 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal constitutional-due-process due-process ex-post-facto fifth-circuit guidelines harmless-error post-conviction-relief sentencing sentencing-retroactivity | Whether violation of the ex post facto clause of the U.S. Constitution is harmless if the specific definition of the conduct was done by the court |
| 20-6099 | Malcolm Moore v. United States | Third Circuit | 2020-10-21 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | criminal-law criminal-procedure direct-review due-process first-step-act judicial-discretion retroactivity sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation | Whether Section 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 should apply to defendants whose convictions and sentences remain pending on direct review |
| 19-8005 | Harrison Garcia v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-03-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing direct-appeal edwards-v-arizona first-step-act mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimums right-to-counsel sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation | Whether Section 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 applies where Petitioner's sentence is not final and he would no longer be subject to multiple, mand… |
| 19-5870 | Shakeem Heratio Crawford v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-09-09 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | career-offender civil-rights criminal-justice criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process eighth-amendment ex-post-facto first-step-act parole retroactivity sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation | Did the judge abuse discretion by categorically denying career offenders benefits under the First Step Act? |