No. 25-6875

Deonte Womack v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: None
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that where 18 U.S.C. § 1591(b)(1) was neither charged nor submitted to the jury in a prosecution under U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), Petitioner was still subject to the 34 point offense level for a "under U.S.S.G. § 2G1.1(a)(1) which provides for an increase from a base level 14 where "the offense of conviction is 18 U.S.C. § 1591(b)(1). Petitioner submits for review the question of whether this is a correct reading of both the sentencing guideline and statute, and whether the Circuit's ruling creates a separate issue under Alleyne v. United States by imposing a penalty based on a finding not submitted to the jury.

2. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals quotes language that appears to come from government pretrial disclosures in its determination of sufficiency of the evidence. Petitioner submits that this is in error and contrary to both this Court's case law, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Sixth Amendment due process and requests either certiorari or summary reversal on this issue.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-03-02
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)

Attorneys

Deonte Womack
Jeremy B. LowreyJeremy B Lowrey, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent