No. 18-8749

Marvin Earl Blanks, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3553 appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion judicial-reasoning sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court fulfilled its obligation under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) to announce the reasons for its sentencing decision

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the district court fulfilled its obligation under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) to announce the reasons for its sentencing decision where the court never addressed Petitioner’s nonfrivolous arguments in favor of a lower sentence.

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Marvin Earl Blanks, Jr.
Jennifer C. LeistenFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jennifer C. LeistenFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent