No. 18-9563

Cody Shane Sorrels v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3553 criminal-procedure due-process federal-courts federal-sentencing judicial-discretion jury-trial sentencing sentencing-determination sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-18-usc-3553 statutory-interpretation statutory-minimum
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether district courts may determine without the aid of a jury that a sentence above the statutory minimum is 'not greater than necessary' to achieve the goals enumerated at 18 U.S.C. §3553(a)(2)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether district courts may determine without the aid of a jury that a sentence above the statutory minimum is “not greater than necessary” to achieve the goals enumerated at 18 ULS.C. §3553(a)(2)? ii PARTIES Cody Shane Sorrels is the Petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the Respondent, who was the plaintiff-appellee below. ili

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2019)

Attorneys

Cody Shane Sorrels
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent