No. 18-6589

Liddon Young v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court criminal-law criminal-procedure false-statement false-statements materiality obstruction-of-justice sentencing sentencing-enhancement stipulation
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Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a defendant admits to all the elements of an offense/enhancement, does a prevarication on details not effecting the question of guilt render the prevarications immaterial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. When a defendant admits to all the elements of an does a prevarication on details not effecting the question of guilt render the prevarications immaterial? Zz Can the Circuit Court find a false statement to be material for the purpose of ea a sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice even though the defendant stipulated to the enhancement (U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5)) the false statement centered around? : 3. Can the Circuit Court base its affirmance of an obstruction of justice enhancement upon an entirely different issue than the District Court F originally applied it for?

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2018)

Attorneys

Liddon Young
David C. PilatoLaDuca Law Firm, LLP, Petitioner
David C. PilatoLaDuca Law Firm, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent