No. 20-6124

Jose Maria Loaiza-Gaspar v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process guideline-sentence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel motion-to-withdraw reasonableness sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit abused its discretion when it granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the petitioner's appeal, holding that the appeal presented no non-frivolous issues for appellate review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Jose Loaiza-Gaspar
Jose Maria Loaiza-Gaspar — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent