justification
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-6044 | Kenneth Jay Still v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2021-10-25 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | affirmative-defense criminal-law due-process eighth-circuit firearm-possession firearms justification justification-defense police-contact prohibited-person self-defense | Several circuits have held that justification is a cognizable affirmative defense to the charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firear… |
| 21-5879 | Dheadry Powell v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2021-10-04 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | criminal-procedure district-court district-court-discretion first-step-act guidelines justification money-laundering resentencing sentencing sentencing-guidelines | I. UNDER THE FIRST STEP ACT, DID THE DISTRICT COURT FAIL TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENTLY COMPELLING JUSTIFICATION THAT THOROUGHLY EXPLAINS IT'S ABOVE THE GU… |
| 19-8817 | Barry Lalane Harrell v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2020-06-25 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | above-range criminal-procedure district-court justification policy-statement sentencing | I. Whether the district court erred when it sentenced Petitioner significantly above the policy statement range without adequate justification? |