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Cyrano R. Irons v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 21-2750 · judgment March 23, 2022
Certiorari denied · January 9, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–8%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are rendered categorically harmless by the district court’s assertion that the Guidelines would make no difference to the choice of sentence. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dan Phillip Goldberg
Federal Public Defender
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jan 09 2023Petition DENIED.
- Dec 21 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
- Dec 19 2022Reply of petitioner Cyrano Irons filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 05 2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Nov 22 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 5, 2022.
- Nov 18 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 28, 2022 to December 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 20 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 28, 2022.
- Oct 19 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 27, 2022 to November 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 27 2022Response Requested. (Due October 27, 2022)
- Sep 21 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
- Sep 19 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 12 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2022)
- Jun 21 2022Application (21A815) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 13, 2022.
- Jun 09 2022Application (21A815) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2022 to September 13, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.