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United States v. Cassity Danielle Jones
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-4605 · judgment February 21, 2023
Before the decision, about 7.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.
Question presented
Whether, in order for a defendant to satisfy the prerequisite for “safety-valve” sentencing relief in 18 U.S.C. 3553(f )(1), a court must find that the defendant does not have more than 4 criminal history points (excluding any criminal history points resulting from a 1-point offense); does not have a prior 3-point offense; and does not have a prior 2-point violent offense. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
For respondent
Joshua Brown Carpenter
Federal Public Defender, NCWD
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- Apr 26 2024Judgment Issued.
- Mar 25 2024Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Mar 25 2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Pulsifer v. United States, 601 U. S. ___ (2024).
- Mar 18 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
- Oct 11 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
- Oct 11 2023Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
- Sep 27 2023Brief of respondent Cassity Danielle Jones in opposition filed.
- Sep 27 2023Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Cassity Danielle Jones.
- Aug 28 2023Response Requested. (Due September 27, 2023)
- Aug 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Aug 14 2023Waiver of right of respondent Cassity Danielle Jones to respond filed.
- Jul 14 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2023)