No. 18-5693

Arlow Antone Kay v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: making robust appellate review unnecessary appellate-review constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-booker
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Have the departure provisions of the United States Sentencing Guidelines been rendered 'obsolete' and 'superfluous' by this Court's opinion in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), rendering robust appellate review of district courts' applications of these provisions unnecessary?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Have the departure provisions of the United States Sentencing Guidelines been rendered “obsolete” and “superfluous” by this Court’s opinion in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), rendering robust appellate review of district courts’ applications of these provisions unnecessary?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2018)

Attorneys

Arlow Kay
Daniel Lee KaplanOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Daniel Lee KaplanOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent