No. 22-7659
Darrien D. Johnson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-sentencing first-step-act judicial-discretion motion-to-reduce sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2023-06-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it imposed a sentence of 360 months when the applicable guideline range was 235-293 months?
2. Did the petitioner fail to appear at the Court of Appeals oral argument, and does the failure to appear constitute grounds for dismissal of the appeal?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the District Court abused its discretion when it denied Petitioner's motion for a reduced sentence under the First Step Act of 2018
Docket Entries
2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2023)
Attorneys
Darrien Johnson
Darrien D. Johnson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent