No. 22-6255
Deonte Courtez Gates v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: blakely-v-washington circuit-court-conflict constitutional-interpretation eighth-amendment federal-law juvenile-defendant relevant-conduct sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
L. Whether the relevant conduct sentencing guideline is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment as applied to conduct committed by a juvenile defendant.
I. Whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided an important question of federal law in a way that conflicts with this Court's holdings in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004) and United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the relevant conduct sentencing guideline is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment as applied to conduct committed by a juvenile defendant
Docket Entries
2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2023)
Attorneys
Deonte Gates
Matthew George Borgula — SBBL Law, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent