No. 20-7037
Elias Junior Rodriguez v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5K1.1-motion appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing downward-variance government-motion judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-guidelines U.S.S.G.-5K1.1
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a court violate Gall v. United States by failing to adequately explain the basis for a below-guidelines sentence?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. DOES A COURT VIOLATE THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN GALL v. UNITED STATES, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) BY FAILING TO ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN TO WHAT EXTENT THE COURT'S BELOW-GUIDELINES SENTENCE WAS BASED ON A DOWNWARD VARIANCE, OR A GOVERNMENT’S MOTION UNDER U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1? ii
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 of America to respond filed.
2021-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)
Attorneys
Elias Junior Rodriguez
John David Bryson — Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent