No. 23-6005

Ehab Sadeek v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-sentencing due-process plain-error procedural-error sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines united-states-sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-wooden
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-02-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the appellate court erred in affirming the petitioner's sentence based on a pattern-of-activity enhancement and a cross-reference enhancement

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. In the admitted absence of established circuit precedent, was it plain error for the appellate court to affirm Petitioner's 405-month sentence based on a five-level “...pattern of activity” enhancement pursuant to USSG § 4B1.5(b)(1) contrary to this Court’s holding in United States v. Wooden? Il. The agreed stipulation of facts presented at Petitioner’s bench trial did not establish “use of force or fear” in the course of the offense. Was it plain error for the appellate court to affirm a cross reference enhancement under USSG § 2A3.1 based solely on erroneous facts presented at sentencing from the PSR writer? il,

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-25
Petitioner complied with order of January 8, 2024.
2024-01-08
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until January 29, 2024, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2023-11-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 14, 2023)

Attorneys

Ehab Sadeek
Ehab Sadeek — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent