No. 18-8079

Christopher Loran Bentley v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion acceptance-of-responsibility criminal-sentencing judicial-discretion notice-requirement relevant-conduct sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reasonableness statutory-maximum substantive-reasonableness upward-departure
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in sentencing Mr. Bentley

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN SENTENCING MR. BENTLEY TO A STATUTORY MAXIMUM OF 120 MONTHS IN THAT SUCH SENTENCE WAS GREATER THAN NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE STATUTORY PURPOSES OF SENTENCING, AND, _ WAS SUBSTANTIVELY UNREASONABLE. 2. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN ITS UPWARD DEPARTURE IN THE SENTENCING OF MR. BENTLEY BY: [A] AS PRESERVED, FAILING TO PROVIDE TIMELY NOTICE THAT IT WAS CONTEMPLATING AN UPWARD DEPARTURE. [B] FAILING TO PREDICATE THE UPWARD DEPARTURE ON A GROUND FOR DEPARTURE, EITHER IN THE PRESENTENCE REPORT, OR, BY A PRE-HEARING SUBMISSION BY THE GOVERNMENT. [C] PREJUDICING MR. BENTLEY DUE TO A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN HIS SENTENCE, THUS NEGATING ALL OF HIS ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY EFFORTS, WHICH WAS AN ABUSE OF JUDICIAL DISCRETION. 3... WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT CLEARLY ERRED IN RELYING ON A RELEVANT CONDUCT ATTRIBUTION, REGARDING CONDUCT THAT WAS REMOTE, FACTUALLY UNRELIABLE, HAD CEASED, AND, WAS NEVER SHOWN TO BE CREDIBLY CONNECTED TO THE CHARGED OFFENSE(S) i

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Christopher Bentley
Noel LawrenceLAW OFFICES OF NOEL G. LAWRENCE, P. A., Petitioner
Noel LawrenceLAW OFFICES OF NOEL G. LAWRENCE, P. A., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent