No. 23A547

Eric Lavell Minter v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-14
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: abuse-of-discretion criminal-procedure fact-finding jury-trial sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Where a district court applies a federal sentencing enhancement based on findings of fact at sentencing—and neglects to explain how it selected among competing plausible inferences—does a generic abuse-of-discretion standard of review adequately protect the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court's fact-finding at sentencing that lacks explicit reasoning for selecting among competing inferences violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial when applying sentencing enhancements

Docket Entries

2023-12-14
Application (23A547) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 9, 2024.
2023-12-12
Application (23A547) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2023 to February 9, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Eric Minter
Andrew Stuart PollisMilton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent