No. 21-6207

Philip Bernard Friend v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 CamdenOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent