No. 19-7107
Joseph Thor Perkins v. United States
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:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
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 Atwal — Office of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent