No. 18-9085

Juan Antonio Hunter v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acceptance-of-responsibility base-offense-level criminal-appeal criminal-procedure-sentencing criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion federal-sentencing-guidelines first-step-act sentencing-guidelines statutory-maximum u.s.s.g.-5g1.1(a)
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court abused its discretion by deducting the three points awarded the petitioner for his acceptance of responsibility when those points were deducted from the base offense level rather than the statutory maximum sentence adopted in U.S.S.G. § 5G1.1(a)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY a . DEDUCTING THE THREE POINTS AWARDED THE PETITIONER FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THOSE POINTS WERE DE7 DUCTED FROM THE BASE OFFENSE LEVEL RATHER THAN THE STATU: ~ : TORY MAXIMUM’ SENTENCE ADOPTED IN U.S.S.G. § 5G1.1(a)? WHETHER THE "FIRST STEP ACT" OF 2018 REQUIRES RE. ; SENTENCING OF THE PETITIONER SINCE IT WAS ENACTED DURING HIS DIRECT APPEAL? . :

Docket Entries

2019-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
2019-05-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-03-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Juan Antonio Hunter
Juan Antonio Hunter — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent