No. 21-7301

Bogdan Nicolescu v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: access-devices congressional-intent criminal-enhancement criminal-sentencing guideline-commentary identity-theft sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation unauthorized-access-device wireless-telephone-protection-act
Latest Conference: 2022-04-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Application Note 2 of the Commentary to U.S.S.G. § 2B1.6 bars the
application of the U.S.S.G. § 2Bl.l(b)(ll)(B)(i) 2-level enhancement for the
"trafficking of any unauthorized access device " to an offense underlying an
Aggravated Identity Theft conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.

2. Whether the Wireless Telephone Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 105-172, § 2(e),
112 Stat. 53, 55 (1998), had instructed the Sentencing Commission to amend
the Guidelines so as to punish offenses other than those involving the cloning
of wireless telephones through U.S.S.G. §§ 2Bl.l(b)(ll)(A)(i) and (B)(i).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Application Note 2 bars the 2-level enhancement for trafficking of unauthorized access devices in Aggravated Identity Theft cases

Docket Entries

2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Bogdan Nicolescu
Bogdan Nicolescu — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent