No. 20-466

Larry Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: booker-decision departure-or-variance discretionary-guidelines First-Step-Act judicial-discretion rational-basis sentence-reduction sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reduction U.S.-v.-Booker
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

What are the scope and limits of a District Court's discretion in denying an unopposed motion for sentence reduction under the First Step Act?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Scope-and-limits-of-district-court-discretion-in-denying-unopposed-motion-for-sentence-reduction-under-First-Step-Act

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent The United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Larry Williams
Rhys Brendan Cartwright-Jones — Rhys Cartwright Jones & Associates, Petitioner
The United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent