No. 18-5188

James Wilks v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3553(a) abuse-of-discretion district-court judicial-discretion plain-error plainly-unreasonable revocation revocation-sentence sentencing sentencing-factors supervised-release unreasonable-sentence
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court imposed a plainly unreasonable revocation sentence by failing to properly balance the sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED IL Did the District Court enter a plainly unreasonable sentence for revocation of supervised release when it did not properly balance the sentencing factors? i

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.
2018-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2018)

Attorneys

James Wilks
Brandon Elliott BeckFederal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent