No. 25-6439
Marquis Melton v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split district-court district-court-discretion harmless-error procedural-error sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a district court's statement, asserting it would have imposed the same sentence regardless of any potential procedural error, renders that error harmless and precludes meaningful appellate review.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court's statement asserting it would have imposed the same sentence regardless of any potential procedural error renders that error harmless and precludes meaningful appellate review
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)
2025-10-23
Application (25A456) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 21, 2025.
2025-10-10
Application (25A456) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 22, 2025 to December 21, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Marquis Melton
Mohammed Ahmed — Federal Public Defender's Office E.D. Mo., Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent