Felon gun ban
Jerone Tyrell Holman v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jerone Tyrell Holman filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether the federal ban on firearm possession by people with felony convictions is unconstitutional and whether courts should give special weight to commentary accompanying federal sentencing guidelines.
- What's at stake
- Holman’s challenges remain unresolved because the Supreme Court has not agreed to hear them.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He also asks to proceed without paying the filing fee.
The filing combines a challenge to a federal firearm law with a question about how courts use federal sentencing-guideline commentary.
Question presented
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional, and if so, when it can be applied constitutionally? 2. Whether deference to the Guidelines Commentary is appropriate and, if so, under what circumstances?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear Holman’s petition. No oral argument or decision date has been set.
Documents
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More questions
- What fee request did Holman make?
- He asked to proceed without paying the Supreme Court filing fee.
Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.