No. 20-5951

Joshua Scott Richards v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-pornography criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness u.s.-sentencing-commission u.s.s.g.-§-2g2.2
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-11-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentence imposed pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines covering the crimes of accessing or possessing child pornography, U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2, is substantively unreasonable due to flaws in those guidelines?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a sentence imposed pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines covering the crimes of accessing or possessing child pornography, U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2, is substantively unreasonable due to flaws in those guidelines? i

Docket Entries

2020-11-16
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
2020-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Joshua Richards
John Carl ArceciOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
John Carl ArceciOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent