No. 18-5112

Benjamin Fredrick Charles Robinson v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: base-offense-level criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing dismissed-count due-process mandatory-minimum restitution sentencing-guidelines statutory-minimum upward-departure
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a four-level upward departure for conduct underlying a dismissed count is reasonable when the conduct was already accounted for in the base offense level and statutory minimum

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioner sets forth the following issues for review: L Whether a four (4) level upward departure for conduct underlying a dismissed count pursuant to USSG §5K2.21, bringing the defendant’s sentence above the statutory mandatory minimum, is reasonable when the conduct underlying the dismissed count had already been taken into account in calculating the USSG base offense level, and had been taken into account by Congress in its enactment of the statutory mandatory minimum I. Whether restitution for funeral costs related to a dismissed count is reasonable. 2

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2018)

Attorneys

Benjamin Robinson
Stephen D. MilnerLaw Office of Stephen D. Milner, Petitioner
Stephen D. MilnerLaw Office of Stephen D. Milner, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent