No. 23-5101

Christopher Wade v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure fifth-circuit gall-v-united-states harmless-error judicial-precedent sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-guzman-rendon
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether the Fifth Circuit's application of harmless error doctrine
pursuant to United States v. Guzman-Rendon, 864 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2017) violates
this Court's precedent in Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) by allowing
sentencing courts to bypass correct calculation of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines?

II. Whether the Fifth Circuit's application of harmless error doctrine
pursuant to United States v. Guzman-Rendon, 864 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2017) violates
this Court's precedent in Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) by failing to allow
for meaningful appellate review?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit's application of harmless error doctrine violates SCOTUS precedent

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2023)

Attorneys

Christopher Wade
Kelsey DismukesThe Dismukes Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent