No. 19-7107

Joseph Thor Perkins v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553a 3553(a)-factors abuse-of-discretion booker-v-united-states criminal-sentencing downward-variance federal-sentencing-procedure gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentencing court can abuse its discretion by not varying downward further

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether a sentencing court can abuse its discretion by not varying downward further based on this Court’s decisions mandating that a sentencing court meaningfully “consider all of the § 3553(a) factors” when formulating the appropriate criminal sentence? i

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2020)

Attorneys

Joseph Perkins
Manvir Kaur AtwalOffice of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent