No. 19-6554

Brandon Gregory Leal v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: apportionment criminal-procedure judicial-procedure paroline-analysis paroline-v-united-states plain-error proximate-cause restitution victim-compensation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether failure to conduct a proximate cause and apportionment analysis as required by this Court's decision in Paroline v. United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014) before entering an order of restitution affects the fairness, integrity and public reputation of the proceedings and satisfies the fourth prong of plain error

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether failure to conduct a proximate cause and apportionment analysis as required by this Court’s decision in Paroline v. United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014) before entering an order of restitution requiring a single defendant to pay the entire amount of a victim’s loss affects the fairness, integrity and public reputation of the proceedings and satisfies the fourth prong of plain error? ii

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Brandon Gregory Leal
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent