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Samson Diamonte Xavior Smith v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 22-3085 · judgment May 19, 2025

Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025

Question presented

Whether a reviewing court may properly rely on non-elemental facts in presentence reports and Shepard documents when conducting harmless-error review of preserved sentencing error under Erlinger v. United States, 144 S.Ct. 1840 (2024).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven J. Wright
Law Office of Steven J. Wright

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Nov 24 2025
Petition DENIED.
Nov 06 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Oct 30 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 06 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service