No. 25A660

Alante Martel Nelson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-04
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: acca brown-v-united-states career-offender procedural-error sentencing-guidelines time-of-conviction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether this Court's decision in Brown v. United States, 602 U.S. 101 (2024) extends to the federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. United States extends to the interpretation of federal Sentencing Guidelines for determining career offender status using a time-of-conviction or time-of-sentencing approach

Docket Entries

2025-12-05
Application (25A660) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 13, 2026.
2025-11-25
Application (25A660) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 14, 2025 to January 13, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Alante Nelson
Jenny ThomaFederal Public Defender Office, NDWV, Petitioner
Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent