No. 20-8422
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review conspiracy-conviction criminal-enterprise criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation supervisory-power
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Fourt Circuit Court of Appeal's sanctioning of the
district court's refusal to correct errors and omissions of facts from
the Fourth Circuit published opinion in United States v. Porter, 821 F. 2d 968
(4th Cir. 1987) cert. denied, 485 45 934 108 5ct 1108, 99 2Ed 2d 269 C988),
pursuant to Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, that
sanctioned a sentence that was not authorized by the statute
or
statutes which govern the penalty for the crime of conviction, warrants
this Court's supervisory power.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' sanctioning of the district court's refusal to correct errors and conclusions of facts from the Fourth Circuit published opinion in United States v. Porter
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.
2021-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)
Attorneys
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Wayne Porter
Wayne Porter — Petitioner