No. 18-759
Matthew D. Sample v. United States
Amici (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-authority district-court-discretion imprisonment income-earning probation restitution sentencing-discretion victim-compensation
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Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may reduce a prison sentence, or impose a probationary term in lieu of imprisonment, to enable a defendant to earn income to pay restitution to his victims
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may reduce a prison sentence, or impose a probationary term in lieu of imprisonment, to enable a defendant to earn income to pay restitution to his victims.
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers GRANTED.
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-27
Reply of petitioner Matthew D. Sample filed. (Distributed)
2019-03-25
Letter from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-03-15
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2019-01-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 15, 2019.
2019-01-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 13, 2019 to March 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-14
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
2019-01-14
Brief amici curiae of National Organization for Victim Assistance, et al. filed.
2019-01-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 13, 2019.
2019-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 14, 2019 to February 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-08
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Matthew D. Sample.
2018-12-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)
Attorneys
Matthew D. Sample
Jeffrey L. Fisher — Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
National Organization for Victim Assistance, National Crime Victim Law Institute, and Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Clifford Warren Berlow — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent