sentencing-guidelines-review
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-8985 | Michael Johnson v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2019-04-25 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review circuit-split eighth-circuit extraordinary-circumstances extraordinary-variance gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion major-departure minor-departure sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-review sentencing-variances standard-of-review | Whether the Eighth Circuit's test that "extraordinary variances do not require extraordinary circumstances" conflicts with this Court's mandate "that … |
| 18-5468 | Raul Villarreal and Fidel Villarreal v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2018-08-06 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | acquitted-conduct appellate-review constitutional-rights dismissed-conduct fifth-amendment sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-review sixth-amendment statutory-law statutory-maximum | (1) Whether an upward departure from the advisory Sentencing Guidelines is subject to appellate review. (2) Whether reliance on acquitted and dismiss… |