No. 19-8193

John Purifoy v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-jurisdiction appellate-review booker booker-decision criminal-procedure downward-departure jurisdiction sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantial-assistance
Key Terms:
Takings
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the courts of appeal have jurisdiction under Booker to review a district court's denial of a motion for downward departure under 5K1.1

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that an appellate court does not have the jurisdiction to review the denial of adownward departure where the government has filed a “substantial assistance” motion for downward departure under Sentencing Guidelines § 5K1.1. Do the courts of appeal have the jurisdiction under Booker' to review a district court’s denial of a motion for downward departure under 5K1.1? ous States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 245, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 6, 2020)

Attorneys

John Purifoy
Aaron Clay GrahamLaw Office of A. Clay Graham, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent