No. 18-7004

Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure judicial-discretion plain-error remand sentencing statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum substantial-rights
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-01-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court of appeals that finds a plain error in the district court's selection of a statutory maximum should ordinarily order a limited remand for the sole purpose of determining whether this error affected substantial rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether a court of appeals that finds a plain error in the district court’s selection of a statutory maximum should ordinarily order a limited remand for the sole purpose of determining whether this error affected substantial rights?

Docket Entries

2019-01-14
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent