No. 21-882

Esteban Gaspar-Felipe v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (4)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: 5th-amendment 6th-amendment acquitted-conduct criminal-sentencing due-process fifth-amendment jury-trial sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether acquitted-conduct sentencing violates the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause or the Sixth Amendment's right to jury trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause prohibits a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on a charge of which a jury acquitted him, as the Michigan Supreme Court has held, or whether, instead, acquitted-conduct sentencing complies with the Fifth Amendment, as 12 federal courts of appeal and the Iowa Supreme Court have held. 2. Whether the Sixth Amendment’s right to jury trial prohibits a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on a charge of which a jury acquitted him. @)

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-19
Certificate of Service and Certificate of Word Count filed with respect to amici curiae brief of Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.), et al.
2022-01-14
Brief amici curiae of Judge Nancy Gertner and Professor Douglas Berman filed.
2022-01-12
Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2022-01-11
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
2022-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al.
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Cato Institute
Jay Remington SchweikertThe Cato Institute, Amicus
Jay Remington SchweikertThe Cato Institute, Amicus
Esteban Gaspar-Felipe
Easha AnandRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Petitioner
Easha AnandRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Petitioner
Judge Nancy Gertner and Professor Douglas Berman
Christopher D. ManWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Christopher D. ManWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent