Jury-rejected facts at sentencing
Barber v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Tianna Barber asked the Supreme Court to review whether a jury’s rejection of drug quantities on special interrogatories counts as “acquitted conduct” under the federal sentencing guidelines.
- Who it affects
- The denial ended Barber’s Supreme Court case without deciding whether her jury’s rejected drug amounts count as acquitted conduct.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
The case came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and involved federal sentencing guidelines.
Question presented
Whether the jury’s rejection of drug quantities on special interrogatories meets the definition of “acquitted conduct” for purposes of the federal sentencing guidelines?
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