No. 18-6111

Thompson Christopher Kyle Mandrell v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 DerryberryFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent