Adam Alfredo Flores v. United States
Punishment
Was a maximum ten year sentence above the guidelines of 70 to 87 months' imprisonment for Felon in Possession of a Firearm substantively unreasonable, cruel and unusual punishment and disproportionate to the offense
QUESTION PRESENTED Was a maximum ten year sentence above the guidelines of 70 to 87 months’ imprisonment for Felon in Possession of a Firearm substantively unreasonable, cruel and unusual punishment and disproportionate to the offense, which involved his possessing a firearm underneath his seat in his vehicle, thus violating Mr. Flores’ Eighth Amendment right to be free from extreme sentences that are grossly disproportionate to the crime, even though Mr. Flores had an extensive criminal history and the Court cited the need to protect the public? i