No. 23-6057

Juan J. Zuniga-Bruno v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure double-jeopardy first-circuit issue-preclusion predicate-felonies sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent vacatur
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals of the First Circuit's affirming opinion in Zuniga-Bruno's case is conflicting with Pirset Circuit precedents

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED First Question 1. Whether the Court of Appeals of the First Circuit's affirming opinion in Zuniga-Bruno's case is conflicting with Pirset Circuit precedents United States ¥. Lara 970 F.3d 68 74 (lst Cir. 2020), United States V. Garcia Ortiz 657 F.3d 25 (lst Cir. 2015), and Supreme Court precedent Bravo Fernandez V. United States 196 LED2D 242 U.S. (2016)? The answer to this question is YES. : Because the vacator of Zuniga-Bruno's predicate felonies clearly barred issue preclusion on the auxiliar offenses, thus affirming the District Court's degision to NOT re-sentence Zuniga-Bruno on the non vacated Count's of Conviction goes against Prior Supreme Court and First Circuit Court's precedents cited above.

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 20, 2023)

Attorneys

Juan J. Zuniga-Bruno
Juan J. Zuniga-Bruno — Petitioner
Juan J. Zuniga-Bruno — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent