No. 21-6861

Piyarath S. Kayarath v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adolescent-brain compassionate-release extraordinary-circumstances mandatory-life-sentence mandatory-minimums neuroscience neuroscience-evidence procedural-error section-3553 section-3582 sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reform
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Booker's invalidation of the mandatory sentencing regime, and post-Booker neuroscience facts about the adolescent brain constitutes extraordinary and compelling reasons to reduce a pre-Booker mandatory life sentence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED FOR REVIEW oa. Whether Booker's invalidation of the mandatory sentencing ; regime, and post-Booker neuroscience facts about the . adolescent brain constitutes extraordinary and compelling reasons to reduce a pre-Booker mandatory life sentence. 2. Whether lower courts failure to consider defendant's age from neuroscientific perspective in his Section 3582(c) (1) (A) _ motion, and failure to adequately consider other pertinent § ‘ 3553 (a) factors constitutes procedural error under Gall v: United States. . . : | ;

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Piyarath Kayarath
Piyarath S. Kayarath — Petitioner
Piyarath S. Kayarath — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent