No. 21-7852

Fernando Salazar-Figueroa v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administration-of-justice appellate-review criminal-procedure drug-offense due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-law fifth-circuit mitigating-role sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-06-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit violated federal law when it conducted a cursory review of the facts related to a warranted mitigating role adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the Fifth Circuit violated federal law when it conducted a cursory review of the facts related to a warranted mitigating role adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 because Fernando Salazar-Figueroa’s role in the drug related offense was minimal; and because the proper application of the sentencing guidelines is of exceptional importance to the administration of justice in federal criminal cases, this Court should decide this question and, and upon review, should reverse the judgment of the Fifth Circuit. i

Docket Entries

2022-06-13
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
2022-05-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 13, 2022)

Attorneys

Fernando Salazar-Figueroa
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent