No. 20-6274

Fernando Juarez, aka Fernando Perez-Juarez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3553a appellate-review criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing judicial-discretion overarching-goal presumption-of-reasonableness reasonableness-standard rita-v-united-states sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the presumption of reasonableness for within-guidelines sentences approved in Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007) has proved incompatible with the overarching goal of federal sentencing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the presumption of reasonableness for withinguidelines sentences approved in Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007) has proved incompatible with the overarching goal of federal sentencing that a sentence be sufficient but not greater than necessary in light of the factors set out in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2020)

Attorneys

Fernando Juarez
Philip J. Lynch — Petitioner
Philip J. Lynch — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent