No. 21-6447

Logan Bailey Lawrence v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-sentencing due-process estoppel government-discretion waiver-of-appeal
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Government should be estopped from precluding appellate review of the District Court's refusal to impose a below-Guidelines sentence by invoking a waiver of appeal

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Where the Government strenuously argues for below-Guidelines sentencing, but the District Court refuses, should the Government be estopped from precluding appellate review of the District Court’s refusal by invoking a waiver of appeal? ii

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Logan Bailey Lawrence
John Charles BennettTexas Dept. of Crim. Justice, Petitioner
John Charles BennettTexas Dept. of Crim. Justice, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent