Disputed facts at sentencing
Kelly v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Tyrone Kelly asked the Supreme Court to review whether a sentencing judge could treat a disputed fact as settled by his guilty plea after telling him it would remain open for sentencing.
- Who it affects
- Kelly did not get Supreme Court review, and the order did not resolve whether the sentencing court could treat the disputed fact as settled.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition) and did not decide that question.
Kelly sought review of a Fourth Circuit case about how a sentencing judge treated a disputed fact after a guilty plea.
Question presented
Whether due process permits a sentencing court to treat as conclusively resolved by a guilty plea a disputed factual issue that the court expressly told the defendant would remain open for determination at sentencing?
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