No. 19-5251

Thomas Cascio v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: below-guidelines below-guidelines-sentence criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion due-process prison-time rehabilitation rehabilitative-needs sentencing sentencing-guidelines tapia-error tapia-v-united-states
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should certiorari be granted to find that a Tapia error occurs anytime a district court considers rehabilitative needs in imposing prison time, even for a single day, without regard to whether, as here, Petitioner received a below-guidelines sentence?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Should certiorari be granted to find that a Tapia error occurs anytime a district court considers rehabilitative needs in imposing prison time, even fora single day, without regard to whether, as here, Petitioner received a below-guidelines sentence? i

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Thomas Cascio
Steven A. FeldmanFeldman & Feldman, Petitioner
Steven A. FeldmanFeldman & Feldman, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent