No. 21-5499

Joel Reyna-Aragon v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof court-of-appeals-division federal-sentencing-guidelines molina-martinez-v-united-states presumption-of-prejudice sentencing-error
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an error in applying the Federal Sentencing Guidelines occasions a presumption of prejudice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether an error in applying the Federal Sentencing Guidelines occasions a presumption of prejudice? 2. What is the government’s burden of persuasion in showing that an error in applying the Ex Post Facto Clause to an amendment in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines? 3. Whether the courts of appeals should ordinarily accept statements by the district court seeking to insulate a Guideline error from appellate review by claiming that the sentence would be the same irrespective of the Guidelines? 4. Whether this Court should grant certiorari in an appropriate case to decide whether the defendant bears a burden of production to dispute factual claims in the Presentence Report, and whether it should hold the instant Petition in light of any forthcoming authority addressing the issue? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Joel Reyna-Aragon
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent