No. 23-5730

Blaise Caroleo v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-procedure cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment sentencing sentencing-scheme statutory-interpretation waiver-of-rights
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2023-11-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a waiver of the Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment is valid

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether a waiver of the protections against cruel and unusual punishment afforded to a defendant under the Eighth Amendment is valid and enforceable. 2. Whether the sentencing scheme under 18 USC §2251 and the corresponding guideline USSG §2G2.1 result in inherently barbaric punishment in violation of the defendant’s rights under Eighth Amendment of the Constitution i

Docket Entries

2023-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
2023-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Blaise Caroleo
Nicholas J PintoNicholas J. Pinto, Esq, Petitioner
Nicholas J PintoNicholas J. Pinto, Esq, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent