No. 21-5122

Juan Angel Velasquez-Canales v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion felony-enhancement guideline-interpretation immigration prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing-enhancements sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in applying a six-level enhancement under Section 2L1.2(b)(2)(C) of the Sentencing Guidelines

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the district court erred in applying a six-level enhancement under Section 2L1.2(b)(2)(C) of the Sentencing Guidelines where Mr. Velasquez-Canales’ sentence for his prior felony conviction did not exceed one year and one month.

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Juan Velasquez-Canales
Jennifer C. Leisten — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of North Carolina, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent