No. 20-6540
Joshua N. Wright v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abduction acquitted-conduct constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process federal-courts jury-instruction jury-instructions sentencing sentencing-enhancement upward-variance
Latest Conference:
2021-01-15
Related Cases:
20-6337
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Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the district court erred in its "crime of violence" instruction to the jury.
2. Whether the district court erred in assessing an enhancement for abduction.
3. Whether the district court's upward variance doubling petitioner's sentence for acquitted conduct was a violation of petitioner's rights.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court erred in its 'crime of violence' instruction to the jury
Docket Entries
2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)
Attorneys
Joshua N. Wright
Alan Hideto Yamamoto — Law Offices of Alan H. Yamamoto, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent