No. 20-5458

Fidel Alain Martin-Sosa v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review clear-error criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing drug-conspiracy methamphetamine mitigating-role role-adjustment sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court of appeals err in holding that the district court's guidelines calculations did not constitute clear error where it denied a mitigating role adjustment to a conspirator who engaged in only one transaction of three kilograms of methamphetamine-in which he merely introduced the buyer and seller?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED A district court’s guidelines calculations are reviewed for clear error. Did the court of appeals err in holding that the district court’s guidelines calculations did not constitute clear error where it denied a mitigating role adjustment to a conspirator who engaged in only one transaction of three kilograms of methamphetamine-in which he merely introduced the buyer and seller?

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-08-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Fidel Alain Martin--Sosa
Pia LedermanLederman Law Firm, Petitioner
Pia LedermanLederman Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent