No. 21-6207
Philip Bernard Friend v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review comparable-cases comparative-sentencing criminal-procedure federal-sentencing-guidelines juvenile-offenders sentencing-disparities sentencing-reasonableness sentencing-review substantive-reasonableness substantive-review
Latest Conference:
2021-12-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
The question presented is whether an appellate court reviewing a sentence for substantive reasonableness should consider, when presented, a comparison between the instant case and that of other defendants with similar characteristics convicted of similar offenses?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an appellate court reviewing a sentence for substantive reasonableness should consider, when presented, a comparison between the instant case and that of other defendants with similar characteristics convicted of similar offenses?
Docket Entries
2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-11-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)
Attorneys
Philip Friend
Joseph Stephen Camden — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent