No. 25-5029

Damon D. Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion attempted-robbery criminal-procedure fifth-amendment sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.

When imposing maximum , consecutive sentenc es for two convictions for
attempted interference with commerce by robbery (18 U.S.C. § 1951) —arising out of
two discrete events taking place on two different nights —did the District Court abuse
its discretion by implicitly premising its sentencing on an erroneous application of
the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and a pretextual consideration of 18 U.S.C. § 3553
factors exclusively related to the operative facts underlying one conviction but not the
other ?

II.
When imposing maximum, consecutive sentences for two convictions for
attempted interference with commerce by robbery (18 U.S.C. § 1951) —arising out of
two discrete events taking place on two different nights —did the District Court
violate Petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights by applying the murder cross
reference USSG § 2A1.1 based on dismissed charges that previously arose out of the
operation of law instead of relevant conduct of Mr. Williams underlying those
dismissed charges ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court abused its discretion in imposing maximum consecutive sentences for attempted robbery by erroneously applying Federal Sentencing Guidelines and improperly considering sentencing factors

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-14
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 4, 2025)

Attorneys

Damon Williams
Terrance WaiteWaite & McWha, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent