No. 18-6111
Thompson Christopher Kyle Mandrell v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553 18-usc-3553a6 appellate-review criminal-procedure federal-sentencing judicial-discretion sentence-disparity sentencing-disparities sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
whether the federal sentencing court failed to properly consider and apply § 3553(a)(6), which requires consideration of "the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct[,]" where the court concluded that a within-Guideline sentence for the Petitioner would not create a disparity with below-Guideline sentences in other cases involving the same offense.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the federal sentencing court failed to properly consider and apply 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6) regarding unwarranted sentence disparities
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2018)
Attorneys
Thompson Mandrell
Barron Lindsey Derryberry — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent