No. 20-5227

Jesus Hernandez-Medrano v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review due-process empirical-basis fifth-circuit illegal-reentry presumption-of-reasonableness reasonableness sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a presumption of reasonableness on appeal does not apply to a sentence produced by the illegal reentry guideline, §2L1.2, because that guideline lacks an empirical basis

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a presumption of reasonableness on appeal does not apply to a sentence produced by the illegal reentry guideline, §2L1.2, because that guideline lacks an empirical basis. No. In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 2020 JESUS HERNANDEZ-MEDRANO, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Jesus Hernandez-Medrano asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on February 27, 2020.

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2020)

Attorneys

Jesus Hernandez-Medrano
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent