No. 18-7863
Jeffrey Burris v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-3553a abuse-of-discretion criminal-sentencing due-process firearms firearms-possession reasonableness reasonableness-review sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation unregistered
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sixty-month sentence for the simple possession of unregistered firearms, without any evidence suggesting the defendant was doing anything illegal, dangerous or threatening with them, is unreasonable in light of the purposes of sentencing set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a sixty-month sentence for the simple possession of unregistered firearms, without any evidence suggesting the defendant was doing anything illegal, dangerous or threatening with them, is unreasonable in light of the purposes of sentencing set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
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.
2019-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)
Attorneys
Jeffrey Burris
Jonathan David Byrne — Federal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
Jonathan David Byrne — Federal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent