No. 20-5469

Alfonzo Traymayne Lee v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights discretion due-process equal-protection first-step-act judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether giving the District court discretion to grant or deny sentencing reduction pursuant to 18 USC 3553(a) and the First Step Act of 2018, Section 404, violates the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment, in relevant part, Equal Protection of the Law?

Whether considering circumstantial evidence found at sentencing as grounds to deny the Petitioner relief pursuant to the First Step Act violates the Petitioner's Fifth Amendment, in relevant part, Due Process of Law?

Whether the phrase "discretion to grant or deny a sentencing reduction" applies 18 USC 3553(a) factors or circumstantial evidence found at sentencing that was believed to be facts?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether giving the District court discretion to grant or deny a sentencing reduction pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018 violates the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment, in relevant part, Equal Protection of the Law?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Alfonzo Lee
Alfonzo Traymayne Lee — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent