No. 20-6759
Bernard Weiters, Jr. v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 3582(c)(2) criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing first-step-act resentencing section-404(b) sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation statutory-mandatory-minimum statutory-maximum
Latest Conference:
2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Court Committed error by declining to resentence the petitioner under Section 3582 of the First Step Act, when the Court earlier reduced the petitioner's guideline level but not in accordance with the statutory penalty, thereby resulting in the petitioner's struction Max not being exceeded.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the court committed error by declining to resentence the petitioner under Section 3582(c)(2) when the court earlier reduced the petitioner's 'guideline' level but not the statutory penalty, thereby resulting in the petitioner's statutory maximum range conclusion
Docket Entries
2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2021)
Attorneys
Bernard Weiters, Jr.
Bernard Weiters Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent