No. 21-5782

Cenobio Humberto Herrera, Sr., aka Bert Herrera, aka Cenobio Herrera Lanz, aka Cenobio Humberto Lanz v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: abuse-of-discretion criminal-procedure custodial-status district-court methamphetamine methamphetamine-production ninth-circuit pseudoephedrine section-3553a sentencing sentencing-discretion
Key Terms:
ERISA
Latest Conference: 2021-11-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ninth Circuit err in failing to vacate the district court's order based on clearly erroneous facts?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 1. Did the Ninth Circuit err in failing to vacate the district court’s order because the court based its analysis on two clearly erroneous facts—the amount of methamphetamine that could have been produced from the pseudoephedrine involved in the case, and the custodial status of the only other co-defendant to take the case to trial? 2. Did the Ninth Circuit err in failing to recognize the district court’s abuse of discretion where it concluded that Mr. Herrera’s age and health conditions did not warrant release under § 3553(a)? iii Statement of

Docket Entries

2021-11-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Cenobio Humberto Herrera, Sr.
Brianna Fuller MircheffOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent