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Eric Christopher Hall v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-4919 · judgment February 13, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 19, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

I. Does constructive possession established without showing intent or any physical evidence linking defendant to contraband found in a storage bedroom at the residence and on the property where defendant occasionally stayed violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment? II. Did the court violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment in its exercise of Rule 32(i)(3)(B) disputed issues resolved by adoption in finding the information in the presentencing report was supported by a preponderance of the evidence? III. Did the court abuse its discretion in not allowing the defendant to withdraw appellate counsel for inaccurate statements and relevant issues not addressed in the appellant brief ?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gwendolyn Leonette Smith
The Gwendolyn Smith Law firm

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 19 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 30 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
  3. Sep 28 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2020)