application-notes
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-6166 | Moses Moreira v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2023-12-05 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | application-notes criminal-activity criminal-assets fifth-circuit fifth-circuit-precedent manager-status participant-supervision sentencing-enhancement subordinate-participant supervision u-s-sentencing-guidelines | U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1 provides a sentencing enhancement for a defendant's status as a "manager or supervisor" of certain criminal activity. Under the Appli… |
| 22-7289 | Terrick Bishoff v. United States | First Circuit | 2023-04-14 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review application-notes circuit-court circuit-split criminal-intent deference firearms-trafficking gun-transfer sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation | 1. Whether the First Circuit erred in concluding that the enhancement for trafficking in firearms set out in U.S.S.G. §2K2.1(b)(5) applies to someone … |
| 19-6828 | Reginald Jerry Shaw v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-12-03 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review application-notes certificate-of-appealability commentary district-court-discretion ineffective-assistance legal-interpretation sentencing-guidelines strickland-standard strickland-v-washington | 1. Are the commentary and application notes in the Sentencing Guideline manual authoritative or left to the District Court's discretion. 2. Can the i… |