No. 18-6100

Hugo Pliego-Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-16 administrative-law attempted-robbery circuit-court-review criminal-law criminal-sentencing due-process federal-jurisdiction guideline-commentary sentencing-guidelines seventh-circuit stare-decisis statutory-interpretation stinson-v-united-states
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Seventh Circuit contravened Stinson v. United States when it relied on guideline commentary inconsistent with 18 U.S.C. § 16

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The district court enhanced Pliego-Hernandez’ sentencing guideline range on the strength of a prior conviction for attempted robbery. Nothing in the text of the relevant guideline supported that result, but the Seventh Circuit concluded that the guideline commentary could supply the missing content. Did the Seventh Circuit contravene Stinson v. United States, 508 U.S. 36 (1993) when it relied on guideline commentary inconsistent with 18 U.S.C. § 16? i

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2018)
2018-07-18
Application (18A66) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 21, 2018.
2018-07-09
Application (18A66) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 24, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Hugo Pliego-Hernandez
William H TheisFederal Defender Program, Petitioner
William H TheisFederal Defender Program, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent