No. 20-7138
Patrick Begay v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553 aggravated-assault criminal-procedure federal-sentencing guidelines judicial-discretion native-american native-american-defendants sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation united-states-sentencing-commission
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may consider reports generated by the United States Sentencing Commission's advisory groups that concluded the Guidelines for aggravated assault create sentencing inequities for Native American defendants when imposing a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Question Presented In carrying out the mandate of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) to impose a sentence that is “sufficient but not greater than necessary on a defendant,” may a district court consider reports generated by the United States Sentencing Commission’s own advisory groups that concluded that the Guidelines for aggravated assault create sentencing inequities for Native American defendants? i
Docket Entries
2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)
Attorneys
Patrick Begay
Margaret Ann Katze — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Margaret Ann Katze — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent