No. 18-7454
Tyshaun St. Vallier v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 18-usc-3582(c)(2) constitutional-statutory-provisions district-court district-court-discretion lodestone lodestone-principle sentence-reduction sentence-reductions sentencing sentencing-decisions sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation third-circuit
Latest Conference:
2019-02-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
Are district courts required to maintain the Sentencing Guidelines as
the lodestone of the sentencing decision when ruling on motions for
sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Are district courts required to maintain the Sentencing Guidelines as the lodestone of the sentencing decision when ruling on motions for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)?
Docket Entries
2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 15, 2019)
Attorneys
Tyshaun St. Vallier
Alison Brill — Office of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent