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Tyrone Grailford v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-4229 · judgment December 31, 2025

Certiorari denied · May 18, 2026

Question presented

Whether errors in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines are rendered categorically harmless by the district court’s statement that the Guidelines would make no difference to the choice of sentence.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Emily Deck Harrill
Fedearl Public Defender's Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

May 18 2026
Petition DENIED.
Apr 23 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
Apr 21 2026
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Mar 30 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service