No. 21-5735
Juan Manuel Lira-Salinas v. United States
Tags: burden-of-production burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process fifth-circuit sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth Circuit's practice of shifting the burden of production and proof to the defendant at sentencing violates a defendant's Due Process rights
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Fifth Circuit’s practice of shifting the burden of production and proof to the defendant at sentencing violates a defendant’s Due Process rights
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.
2021-09-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
Attorneys
Juan Manuel Lira-Salinas
Philip J. Lynch — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent