No. 18-5308

O'Neil Anthony Harris v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: advisory-guidelines congressional-intent guideline-amendment judicial-discretion sentence-enhancement sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reform upward-variance
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court disregards congressional intent and imposes an unreasonable sentence when it applies an upward variance to the advisory sentencing guideline range based upon factors which were removed as a basis for sentence enhancement pursuant to amendments made to the applicable guideline section

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Whether a District Court Disregards Congressional Intent and Imposes an Unreasonable Sentence When it Applies an Upward Variance to the Advisory Sentencing Guideline Range Based Upon Factors Which Were Removed as a Basis For Sentence Enhancement Pursuant to Amendments Which Were Made to the Applicable Guideline Section. i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)

Attorneys

O'neil Harris
Stewart Glenn AbramsFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Stewart Glenn AbramsFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent