u.s-sentencing-commission

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-5640 Larry E. Starks, Jr. v. United States Sentencing Commission, et al. District of Columbia 2022-09-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-procedure-act guideline-commentary judicial-review notice-and-comment sentencing-reform-act separation-of-powers u.s-sentencing-commission Whether the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 commands congressional intent when the U.S. Sentencing Commission violates the notice and comment requiremen…
19-6018 Joey Little v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-09-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law agency-authority congressional-oversight criminal-law judicial-review magazine-based-enhancement regulatory-interpretation sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-2k2.1 statutory-construction statutory-interpretation u.s-sentencing-commission unlawful-exercise Whether Application Note 2 of the commentary to U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 2K2.1 represents an unlawful exercise of agency authority by the U.S. Sent…
18-7717 Byrion Demeco Ferguson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-02-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP 1B1.3 amendment appellate-review constitutional criminal-procedure evidence judicial-discretion plain-error sentencing-guidelines u.s-sentencing-commission u.s.-sentencing-commission Whether the trial court committed plain error by admitting insufficient evidence applied by the pre-amendment 1B1.3 version of the U.S. Sentencing Gui…