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Barton Ray Crandall v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-3611 · judgment February 9, 2022
Before the decision, about 3.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Gleeson
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, June 6, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 06 2022Petition DENIED.
- May 17 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
- May 11 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 02 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2022)