No. 18-9677

Martin Arreola Zavala v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acceptance-of-responsibility contested-cases criminal-procedure drug-quantity due-process evidence evidence-determination federal-courts federal-sentencing legal-sufficiency quantity-determinations sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this court should grant certiorari to address the proper application of law to fact relating to sufficiency of the evidence for quantity determinations in contested federal sentencing guidelines cases?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER THIS COURT SHOULD GRANT CERTIORARI TO ADDRESS THE PROPER APPLIATION OF LAW TO FACT RELATING TO SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE FOR QUANTITY DETETERMINATIONS IN CONESTED FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES CASES? 2. WHETHER THE COURT SHOULD GRANT CERTIORARI TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AS TO DENIAL OF ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY WHEN A DEFENDANT MAKES A GOOD FAITH, BUT UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE TO DRUG QUANTITIES? i

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Martin Arreola Zavala
Rockne Cole — Petitioner
Rockne Cole — Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent