No. 20-5436
Christy Santiago v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquitted-conduct constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process jury-trial sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Sixth Amendment's right to a jury trial prohibit courts from using acquitted conduct to vary significantly upward from a Sentencing Guidelines range and impose a sentence as if the defendant had actually committed the crime for which she was acquitted?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does the Sixth Amendment’s right to a jury trial prohibit courts from using acquitted conduct to vary significantly upward from a Sentencing Guidelines range and impose a sentence as if the defendant had actually committed the crime for which she was acquitted?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)
Attorneys
Christy Santiago
Charles Michael Henter — Henter Law, PLC, Petitioner
Charles Michael Henter — Henter Law, PLC, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent