No. 20-6406

Jeffrey Neal Cuddington v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-review circuit-split history-and-characteristics preservation-of-error procedural-reasonableness sentencing sentencing-procedure substantive-reasonableness
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. In Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, this Court reserved whether a
formal objection at the time of sentencing is required to preserve abuseof-discretion review of the procedural reasonableness of a sentence.
Circuits are now split on the question. What is required of a defendant
to properly preserve a claim of procedural unreasonableness?

II. Whether Mr. Cuddington's sentence is substantively reasonable in light
of his exceptional history and characteristics?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

what-is-required-to-preserve-procedural-reasonableness-claim

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Jeffrey Cuddington
Brandon Elliott BeckFederal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent