No. 25A456

Marquis Melton v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-21
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split firearm-possession guidelines-calculation harmless-error sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Circuit's harmless error analysis in sentencing guidelines calculations improperly prevents meaningful appellate review and conflicts with Supreme Court precedent in Gall v. United States

Docket Entries

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 AhmedFederal Public Defender's Office E.D. Mo., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent