No. 18-7140
Tommy Ray Hull, Jr. v. United States
IFP
Tags: chavez-meza-precedent chavez-meza-v-united-states circuit-split district-court district-court-discretion due-process fifth-circuit fifth-circuit-standard mitigation mitigation-arguments sentencing sentencing-review standard-of-review
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in its standard of review when a district court fails to address arguments of counsel in mitigation of sentencing
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. This Court should grant certiorari to resolve the apparent conflict between the Fifth Circuit and this Court’s decision in Chavez-Meza v. United States, 138 S.Ct. 1959 (2018), as a well a split in circuit authority regarding the standard of review when a district court fails to address arguments of counsel in mitigation of sentencing. i
Docket Entries
2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-21
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2019-01-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2019.
2019-01-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2019 to February 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2019)
Attorneys
Tommy Ray Hull, Jr.
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent