No. 20-8400

Daryl Wendell Barley v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: clear-and-convincing-evidence criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel evidence-standard first-step-act preponderance-of-evidence relevant-conduct sec-404 sentencing-reduction sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the "clear and convincing evidence standard" should be used instead of the "preponderance of evidence standard" when determining the relevant conduct in a First Step Act Reduction Motion under Sec. 404?

2. Whether the Sixth Amendment protections for Effective Assistance of Counsel are to be applied on the First Step Act Reduction Filings?

3. Whether the Court should have Remanded for further consideration of the First Step Act Sec. 401, 851 changes, seeing that the Virginia prior used no longer qualifies today as a 851 predicate?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'clear and convincing evidence standard' should be used instead of the 'preponderance of evidence standard' when determining the relevant conduct in a First Step Act Reduction Motion under Sec. 404

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-06-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)

Attorneys

Daryl Wendell Barley
Daryl Wendell Barley — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent