No. 20-5825

Larry Lamar Nance v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review central-thesis circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion mitigation mitigation-arguments sentencing sentencing-review
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Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentencing court must address all material, non-frivolous arguments in mitigation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether it is sufficient for a sentencing court to address the “central thesis” of a defendant’s arguments in mitigation or whether, as a majority of circuits have held, it must address all material, non-frivolous arguments. ii LIST OF ALL DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-09-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Larry Nance
Jaclyn Lee TarltonAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jaclyn Lee TarltonAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent