No. 19-5310

Rodolfo Cantu, Jr., aka Lil Rudy v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-right crawford-v-washington due-process fifth-amendment hearsay sentencing sentencing-enhancement sentencing-proceedings sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the enhancement for a credible threat improper considering the district court's partial reliance on hearsay facts outside the record, which violated Mr. Cantu's Fifth Amendment right to due process as well as his confrontation right under the Sixth Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Was the enhancement for a credible threat improper considering the district court’s partial reliance on hearsay facts outside the record, which violated Mr. Cantu’s Fifth Amendment right to due process as well as his confrontation right under the Sixth Amendment? : |

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Rodolfo Cantu, Jr.
Sandra Eastwood — Petitioner
Sandra Eastwood — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent