Evidence for gun sentence increases
Hudson v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Denico Hudson argued that his sentence wrongly included two guideline increases—one based on more than 25 machine-gun conversion devices and another based on a firearm’s connection to another felony—and wrongly denied him a reduction for a minor role.
- Who it affects
- Hudson did not get a Supreme Court decision on whether the guideline increases or the denial of a minor-role reduction were justified.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those sentencing issues.
The dispute concerns federal sentencing-guideline adjustments for firearm conduct and a possible reduction for a minor role in an offense.
Question presented
1. A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT HAS A RIGHT TO BE SENTENCED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION. USSG §2K2.1(b)(1)(C) APPLIES A SIX-LEVEL INCREASE TO THE ADVISORY GUIDELINE OFFENSE LEVEL WHERE THE OFFENSE CONDUCT INVOLVES MORE THAN 25 MACHINE GUN CONVERSION DEVICES. WHERE NO RELIABLE FACTS ESTABLISH THE THRESHHOLD, IS THE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE SIX-LEVEL INCREASE? 2. A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT HAS A RIGHT TO BE SENTENCED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION. USSG §2K2.1(b)(6)(B) APPLIES A FOUR-LEVEL INCREASE TO THE ADVISORY GUIDELINE OFFENSE LEVEL WHERE POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF A FIREARM OCCURS WHEN IT WILL BE USED OR POSSESSED IN CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER FELONY OFFENSE. WHERE NO RELIABLE FACTS ESTABLISH USE OR POSSESSION IN ANOTHER FELONY, IS THE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE FOUR-LEVEL INCREASE? 3. A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT HAS THE RIGHT TO BE SENTENCED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION. USSG §3B1.2 ALLOWS A TWO- OR FOUR-LEVEL DECREASE TO THE ADVISORY GUIDELINE OFFENSE LEVEL FOR OFFENDERS THAT HAVE A MINOR ROLE IN THE OFFENSE CONDUCT. WHERE THE RECORD ESTABLISHES A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MR. HUDSON’S MINOR ROLE, DID THE TRIAL COURT ABUSE ITS DISCRETION IN DENYING THE TWO- OR FOUR-LEVEL REDUCTION?
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