No. 22-6628

Johnell Lewis Britton, Sr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure fact-specific-reasons federal-sentencing judicial-discretion non-guidelines-sentences procedural-error reasonableness-standard sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether district courts are required to articulate fact-specific reasons for imposing non-guidelines sentences?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether district courts are required to articulate fact-specific reasons for imposing non-guidelines sentences? i

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 27, 2023)

Attorneys

Johnell Lewis Britton, Sr.
Cheri Christine ThomasLewis Thomas Law PC, Petitioner
Cheri Christine ThomasLewis Thomas Law PC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent