No. 18-7788

Sunny Robinson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal appellate-review compassionate-release criminal-justice criminal-procedure district-court-discretion due-process federal-sentencing judicial-discretion sentence-reduction sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and the Fifth Circuit erred in not granting relief under Title 18 U.S.C. § 3582

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Should a writ of certiorari be granted to determine whether the District Court and the Fifth Circuit erred in not granting relief under Title 18 U.S.C. § 3582. II. Did the district court have the authority to reduce Robinson’s sentence under Title 18 U.S.C. § 3582. ii

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Sunny Robinson
Sunny Robinson — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent