No. 22-7037

Mario Albert Villegas v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 21-usc-851 advisory-sentencing-guidelines constitutional-error ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-procedure strickland-standard strickland-v-washington u-s-c-section-851
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-04-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defense counsel's failure to advise a client of increased sentencing exposure under 21 U.S.C. § 851, and failure to correctly calculate the advisory sentencing guideline range, and failing to ensure the district fully complied with the statutory procedure articulated in 21 U.S.C. § 851 is constitutional error under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether defense counsel’s failure to advise a client of increased sentencing exposure under 21 U.S.C. § 851, and failure to correctly calculate the advisory sentencing guideline range, and failing to ensure the district fully complied with the statutory procedure articulated in 21 U.S.C. § 851 is constitutional error under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). -]

Docket Entries

2023-04-17
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
2023-03-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2023)

Attorneys

Mario Villegas
Colin Michael StephensStephens Brooke, P.C., Petitioner
Colin Michael StephensStephens Brooke, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent