No. 23-6151

Urbano Torres-Giles v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split clearly-erroneous-facts criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process fact-finding reliability reliability-standard sentencing-context sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
DueProcess Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the test for a clearly erroneous fact in the sentencing context should consider the reliability of the challenged fact

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This Court’s precedent precludes the use of clearly erroneous facts to influence a criminal defendant’s sentence. Here, the district court assumed the petitioner made a prior promise to not return to the United States but never confirmed that assumption with evidence. This petition asks the Court to resolve a circuit split on what test should be used to define a clearly erroneous fact in the sentencing context. Specifically, should that test take into account whether the challenged fact is reliable? i

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2024)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Urbano Torres-Giles
Adam Francis DoyleThe Law Office of Adam F. Doyle, Petitioner