No. 19-5026
Melvin Lewis Andrews v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court crime-of-violence criminal-law guidelines johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines supervisory-powers
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Should this Court exercise its supervisory powers where a circuit court of appeals continues to allow trial courts to apply "crime of violence" analyses that are contrary to Johnson v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 1265 (2010)?
2. Does a plain and prejudicial miscalculation of a Guidelines sentencing range call for a court of appeals to vacate a defendant's sentence in the ordinary case?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court exercise its supervisory powers where a circuit court of appeals continues to allow trial courts to apply 'crime of violence' analyses that are contrary to Johnson v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 1265 (2010)?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)
Attorneys
Melvin Andrews
Brett D. Boone — Law Office of Brett D. Boone, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent