No. 20-7034

Kelli Renee Bullard v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: abuse-of-discretion criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing defendant-rehabilitation district-court-discretion due-process judicial-review rehabilitation sentencing sentencing-reasonableness statutory-maximum
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court impose a substantively unreasonable sentence of 60 months imprisonment—the statutory maximum—when it did so with a blind eye to Ms. Bullard's efforts to transform her life?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the district court impose a substantively unreasonable sentence of 60 months imprisonment—the statutory maximum—when it did so with a blind eye to Ms. Bullard’s efforts to transform her life? 1

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-02-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Kelli Bullard
Brandon Elliott Beck — Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
Brandon Elliott Beck — Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent