No. 18-9233

Michael Perales v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-appeals criminal-procedure district-court-discretion due-process plain-error procedural-reasonableness reasonableness sentencing sentencing-explanation sentencing-guidelines sentencing-procedure
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a district court's gross failure to explain an above-range sentence or to respond to arguments for a lesser sentence reversible on plain error?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Is a district court’s gross failure to explain an above-range sentence or to respond to arguments for a lesser sentence reversible on plain error? Must challenges to the procedural reasonableness of a sentence be preserved by a separate “reasonableness” objection in district court?

Docket Entries

2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael Perales
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent