No. 22-7231

James Sonny Alaniz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment gall-standard gall-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantive-due-process upward-departure
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-04-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals holding that a sentencing court is not required to use the incremental steps in Section 4A1 -3(a)(4)(B) in an upward departure sentence denied the Petitioner's constitutional right to substantive due process under the Fifth Amendment by upwardly departing excessively in violation of Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Court of Appeals holding that a sentencing court is not required to use the incremental steps in Section 4A1 -3(a)(4)(B) in an upward departure sentence denied the Petitioner’s constitutional right to substantive due process under the Fifth Amendment by upwardly departing excessively in violation of Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007). 1. —_—"—-lJdho—"dsodo

Docket Entries

2023-05-01
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
2023-04-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 8, 2023)

Attorneys

James Sonny Alaniz
James Steven Hershberger — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent