No. 18-7715

Jose Flores v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure district-court-discretion drug-quantity due-process federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure minor-role minor-role-reduction plea-bargaining plea-colloquy rule-11 sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review ussg-3b1.2
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2019-03-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the District Court's failure to determine a factual basis, and to insure that defendant understood the nature of the charges, in violation of Rule 11(b)(1)(G)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Was the District Court's failure to determine a factual basis, and to insure that defendant understood the nature of the charges, in ‘ violation of Rule 11(b)(1)(G). Did the District Court err in denying defendant a minor role reduction to his base offense level under USSG § 3B1.2(b). Whether the District Court incorrectly attributed a greater drug quantity, since no drugs were ever tested, weighed, or taken into evidence. -2

Docket Entries

2019-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Jose Flores
Jose Flores — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent