No. 20-8439
Francisco Coto-Mendoza v. United States
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure district-court district-court-review guideline-range judicial-discretion objection plain-error sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantial-arguments
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Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range, even without a specific objection
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, after Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, _U.S.__, 140 S.Ct. 762 (2020), a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to reference or address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range, even if the party had not lodged a specific objection to the court’s failure to do so? i
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2021)
Attorneys
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent