No. 18-6063

Craig Alexander v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeals criminal-history criminal-procedure disciplinary-infractions due-process judicial-discretion judicial-interpretation section-3582 sentencing sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Supreme Court should resolve spilt decisions in the lower court -as to how far a Judge must explain and/or elaborate on a decision to grant or deny a Novant's petition under §3582?

Whether a Defendant should be considered as having a bad Criminal History score when Defendant is only at category 3 without any violence on a Criminal History Chart of I thru VI?

Can a Judge continue to use old non—violent disciplinary infraction even after a Defendant has displayed several years of clear conduct? At what point does his old infractions stop haunting him?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court should resolve split decisions in the lower court as to how far a Judge must explain and/or elaborate on a decision to grant or deny a Movant's petition under §3582?

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-05-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 22, 2018)

Attorneys

Craig Alexander
Craig Alexander — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent