No. 19-8137

Rafael Posadas-Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing procedural-reasonableness sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness upward-departure
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Latest Conference: 2020-04-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and Court of Appeals misapplied the law under U.S.S.G § 4A1.3 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) sentencing factors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the District Court and Court of Appeals misapplied the law under U.S.S.G § 4A1.3 and 18 U.S.C. § +3553 (a) sentencing factors in granting an upward departure against Mr. Posadas-Gonzalez and imposed a procedurally and substantively unreasonable sentence upon Mr. Posadas-Gonzalez? i

Docket Entries

2020-04-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
2020-04-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-03-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 29, 2020)

Attorneys

United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent