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Adam E. Billings v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-2693 · judgment December 7, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Sentencing Guidelines §2D1.1 Application Note 4 violates procedural due process.

  2. Whether the Eighth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Roach conflict with this Court’s holdings in United States v. Booker and Kisor v. Wilkie.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Adam E. Billings

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2021)