No. 18-9233
Michael Perales v. United States
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:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
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
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent