No. 22-5962

Marquis Donte Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process judicial-review post-booker-hearing safety-valve sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-12-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. WHETHER THE DISTRIC T COURT ERRED BY IMPOSING AN
UNLAW FUL SEN TENCE CONTRARY TO THE MANDATES OF § 3553(a)
AND §3553(f)(5) WHICH PRECLUDE USE OF INFORM ATION
DISCL OSED THROUGH THE SAFETY VALVE PROCEDURE TO
ENHANCE TH E SENTEN CE.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred by imposing an unlawful sentence contrary to the mandates of § 3553(a) and §3553(f)(5) which preclude use of information disclosed through the safety valve procedure to enhance the sentence

Docket Entries

2022-12-05
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2022)

Attorneys

Marquis Brown
Robert Llewellyn Swain — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent