No. 18-6007

Valerie Louise Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: advisory-guidelines appellate-review criminal-procedure downward-variance federal-sentencing federal-sentencing-guidelines judicial-discretion presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court Should Grant Certiorari to Provide Further Clarification as to the Presumption of Substantive Reasonableness for Downward Variances from the Advisory United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW L. Whether The Court Should Grant Certiorari to Provide Further Clarification as to the Presumption of Substantive Reasonableness for Downward Variances from the Advisory United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines. i

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2018)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Valerie Williams
Seth Allen NeyhartAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Seth Allen NeyhartAttorney at Law, Petitioner