No. 22-7247

Claudia Castillo Guzman v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process government-conduct judicial-discretion mitigating-factors sentence-manipulation sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause is violated when a sentencing court refuses to consider, as a mitigating factor, whether the government has engaged in sentence manipulation to intentionally enhance the severity of the offense?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Due Process Clause is violated when a sentencing court refuses to consider, as a mitigating factor, whether the government has engaged in sentence manipulation to intentionally enhance the severity of the offense? -ii

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Claudia Castillo Guzman
Marisa ConroyLaw Office of Marisa L. D. Conroy, Petitioner
Marisa ConroyLaw Office of Marisa L. D. Conroy, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent