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Marquay Quamaine Sheppard v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-4666 · judgment November 22, 2022
Certiorari denied · March 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Did the Fourth Circuit err by dismissing the Petitioner’s appeal and affirming the 188 month sentence imposed by the trial court, inasmuch as this decision was inconsistent with the circuit court’s own precedent and inconsistent with the decisions of the United States Supreme Court.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Lester Ledford
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Mar 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
- Feb 24 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 18 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2023)