No. 21-7065

Lori Majors v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-sentencing procedural-reasonableness ransom-demand sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness upward-adjustment vulnerable-victim
Latest Conference: 2022-03-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY ASSIGNING A TWO-LEVEL UPWARD ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO U.S.S.G. §3A1.1(b)(1) BASED ON ITS ERRONEOUS FINDING THAT THE CASE INVOLVED A "VULNERABLE VICTIM"?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY ASSIGNING A SIX-LEVEL UPWARD ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO U.S.S.G. § 2A4.1(b)(1) FOR "RANSOM DEMAND"?

SUBSTANTIVELY UNREASONABLE?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court err in assigning a two-level upward adjustment and a six-level upward adjustment?

Docket Entries

2022-03-07
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
2022-02-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2022)

Attorneys

Lori Majors
Amy Ruth BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent