No. 20-5253

Douglas Farrar, Sr. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process false-testimony findings judicial-findings obstruction-of-justice perjury presentence-report sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the generic adoption of a Presentence Report is sufficient to discharge the court's duties to make express and independent findings for an obstruction of justice guideline enhancement

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the generic adoption of a Presentence Report is sufficient to discharge the court’s duties to make express and independent findings for an obstruction of justice guideline enhancement that false testimony was also willful and material as required by United States v. Dunnigan, 507 U.S. 87, 95 (1993).

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Douglas Farrar, Sr.
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent