Lomax v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2023.
Issue
(1) Whether, pursuant to Kisor v. Wilkie, courts are obligated first to determine whether a sentencing guideline is ambiguous before affording deference to the Sentencing Commission"s commentary interpreting the guideline; and (2) whether courts may defer to the Sentencing Commission"s commentary to U.S.S.G. " 4B1.2(a)(2) that expands the guideline's definition of "crime of violence," which includes only specified completed offenses, to include inchoate offenses.
Jan 9, 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2023)Jan 19, 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Jan 25, 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
Jan 27, 2023Supplemental brief of petitioner Anthony Lomax filed. (Distributed)Feb 10, 2023Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)Feb 21, 2023Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Lomax v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/lomax-v-united-states/