No. 23-5130

Caleb Bryant Hickcox v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruen circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-procedure reasonableness reasonableness-review second-amendment sentencing sentencing-requirements statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must district courts comply with 18-usc-3553(c)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Must district courts comply with the requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) to state, in open court, the reasons for the sentence imposed? 2) Should a circuit split regarding the application of § 3553(c) to reasonableness challenges of defendants’ sentences be resolved? 3) Is U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) unconstitutional in light of Bruen and its accompanying decisions? 8

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-07-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 18, 2023)

Attorneys

Caleb Hickcox
Chad Phillip Van CleaveVan Cleave Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
Chad Phillip Van CleaveVan Cleave Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent