No. 22-7130

Timothy Fletcher v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: booker-decision criminal-procedure district-court-notice federal-rules federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure judicial-discretion mandatory-guidelines notice-requirement sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-booker
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Latest Conference: 2023-04-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the elimination of mandatory sentencing guidelines pursuant to United States v. Booker has rendered Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(h) a nullity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether this Court’s elimination of the mandatory sentencing guidelines pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005) has rendered Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(h), requiring a district court to provide the parties with reasonable notice of any contemplated departure, a nullity. i

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-03-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2023)

Attorneys

Timothy Fletcher
Kathryn Hayne BarnwellAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Kathryn Hayne BarnwellAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent