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Gerald Spruell v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-2912 · judgment March 8, 2023
Certiorari denied · October 2, 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.
Questions presented
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Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict and drug quantities attributed to the conspiracy charge.
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Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the district court’s erroneous mandatory minimum and Guidelines application was harmless.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeremy Brian Gordon
Law Office of Jeremy Gordon
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 19 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jul 06 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 27 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2023)