No. 18-8390
Jose Salvador Lantigua v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-U.S.C.-455(a) 28-usc-455 court-victim criminal-procedure due-process judicial-bias judicial-recusal recusal sentencing sentencing-guidelines victim-of-crime
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sentencing judge should recuse himself when he expressly views his own court as a 'victim' of the offense in deciding to sentence a defendant to more than double the recommended sentencing guidelines range?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, consistent with due process and 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), a sentencing judge should recuse himself when he expressly views his own court as a “victim” of the offense in deciding to sentence a defendant to more than double the recommended sentencing guidelines range? : i
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-03-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 11, 2019)
Attorneys
Jose Lantigua
M. Allison Guagliardo — Federal Defender's Office, Petitioner
M. Allison Guagliardo — Federal Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent