No. 21-5715
Ronald George Whitehouse v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review burden-of-proof co-defendant criminal-procedure drug-offenses drug-quantity due-process fifth-circuit probation-officer reversible-error sentencing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court committed reversible error in holding the petitioner responsible for 10 kilos of methamphetamine based on the probation officer's conclusion that the petitioner gave a ride to a co-defendant
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED 1. THE PETITIONER OBJECTED TO THE PROBATION OFFICER’S CONCLUSION THAT THIS DEFENDANT WAS RESPONSIBLE TO 10 KILOS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AS A RESULT OF GIVING A RIDE TOA CO-DEFENDANT. WAS THIS REVERSIBLE ERROR? ney
Docket Entries
2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
Attorneys
Ronald George Whitehouse
Ronald Gordon Couch — Ronald Couch, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent