No. 18-7861

Gary Don Boyd Graves v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3014 criminal-procedure district-court district-court-discretion future-earning-capacity future-earnings indigency mandatory-assessment mandatory-special-assessment non-indigent sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether district courts can consider future earning capacity in determining whether a person is 'non-indigent' for the purposes of assessing the $5000 mandatory special assessment set forth in 18 U.S.C. §3014(a)(3)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether district courts can consider future earing capacity in determining whether a person is “non-indigent” for the purposes of assessing the $5000 mandatory special assessment set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a)(3)? ii PARTIES Gary Don Boyd Graves is the petitioner; he was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the respondent; it was the plaintiff-appellee below. iii

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 of America to respond filed.
2019-02-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Gary Don Boyd Graves
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent