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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

Certiorari denied · June 6, 2022

Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–15%)

Before the decision, about 2.3× 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 an Eighth Circuit decision 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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jun 06 2022
Petition DENIED.
May 17 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
May 11 2022
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
May 02 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2022)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other