No. 23-226

Antonio Soul Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: covered-offense criminal-sentencing discretion district-court-discretion fair-sentencing-act first-step-act recalculation sentence-reduction sentencing-range statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must recalculate a movant's sentencing range as if Sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time of the offense before exercising its discretion to reduce the movant's sentence for a covered offense under the First Step Act of 2018

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court must recalculate a movant’s sentencing range as if Sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time of the offense before exercising its discretion to reduce the movant’s sentence for a covered offense under the First Step Act of 2018. (I)

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-11-29
2023-11-13
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-10-12
2023-10-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 13, 2023.
2023-10-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 12, 2023 to November 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-09-08

Attorneys

Antonio Soul Gonzalez
Marie-Louise Samuels ParmerSamuels Parmer Law, P.A., Petitioner
Marie-Louise Samuels ParmerSamuels Parmer Law, P.A., Petitioner
The District of Columbia et al.
Caroline Sage Van ZileOffice of the Attorney General for D.C., Amicus
Caroline Sage Van ZileOffice of the Attorney General for D.C., Amicus
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent