No. 18-6248

Antonio Mercedes-Rijo v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: congressional-power criminal-procedure define-and-punish-clause drug-trafficking due-process federal-jurisdiction high-seas mitigating-role sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-3b1.2 statutory-interpretation united-states-sentencing-commission
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2018-11-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Petitioner's Mitigating Role Should of Been Adjusted In Accordance With The United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.2

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. Whether the Petitioner's Mitigating Role Should of Been Adjusted In Accordance With The United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.2 II. Whether Congress Lacks The Power Under the Define and Punish Clause To Proscribe Drug Trafficking on The High Seas Without Requiring Some , Nexus Between The Proscribed Conduct and The United States. i

Docket Entries

2018-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-18
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 November 8, 2018)

Attorneys

Antonio Mercedes-Rijo
Antonio Mercedes-Rijo — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent