No. 19-6932
Dustin Larmon McDonald v. United States
Tags: appellate-review certiorari criminal-procedure district-court due-process fifth-circuit leniency-arguments preservation-of-error procedural-objection reasonableness sentencing-procedure sentencing-reasonableness united-states-v-haymond
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Latest Conference:
2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Must challenges to the procedural reasonableness of a sentence be preserved by a separate 'reasonableness' objection in district court?
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED L Must challenges to the procedural reasonableness of a sentence be preserved by a separate “reasonableness” objection in district court? I. Whether this Court should grant certiorari, vacate the sentence and remand to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of United States v. Haymond, 139 8S. Ct. 2369 (June 26, 2019)? ii
Docket Entries
2020-04-21
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2020-04-20
Letter from the Solicitor General consenting to the dismissal of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed.
2020-03-30
Motion of petitioner to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 46.2 filed.
2020-03-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 22, 2020.
2020-03-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-02-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
2020-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-22
Response Requested. (Due February 21, 2020)
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)
Attorneys
Dustin Larmon McDonald
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent