No. 24-6233

Dearick Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit

Docketed: 2025-01-03

Status: Denied

Type: IFP

Response WaivedIFP

Tags: auer-deference circuit-split judicial-review kisor-standard sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation

Latest Conference: 2025-02-21

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether this Court's holding in Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. 558 (2019) applies to the United States Sentencing Guidelines; and

2. If so, whether a sentencing court errs in deferring to the commentary of U.S.S.G. § 2E1.1, over and above the plain language of U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2(a)(1).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court's holding in Kisor v. Wilkie applies to the United States Sentencing Guidelines and whether a sentencing court errs in deferring to Guidelines commentary over plain language