No. 18-8165

Michael J. Galvan v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure deference federal-courts judicial-discretion sentencing-factors sentencing-review standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether substantive reasonableness review necessarily encompasses some degree of reweighing the sentencing factors?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether substantive reasonableness review necessarily encompasses some degree of reweighing the sentencing factors? i PARTIES Michael J. Galvan, is the petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the respondent, who was the plaintiff-appellee below. ii

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael J. Galvan
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent