No. 23-6896

Anthony Rimas v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-usc-2256 28-usc-994 congressional-authority law-enforcement-undercover minor minor-definition sentencing-commission statutory-interpretation u.s.c.-interpretation undercover-law-enforcement
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-05-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Has the Sentencing Commission overstepped its congressional authority?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED _ Has the Sentencing Comnission overstepped its congressional authority granted it under 28 U.S.C. § 994 when, with no specific congressional diirective given, the — ° Commission expanded. the definition of “minor, already codified under 18 U.S.C. : § 2256(1), to include undercover law enforcement officers posing as a person under . ) “the ‘age of 18 years? . ‘ : . Can the Sentencing Commission use its own amendment process to change unambiguous , _ definitions Congress has already codified instead of seeking and being granted a mo . specific congressional directive to do so? sos : . Can U.S.S.6. § 2G2.2(c)(1) be applied based on the Sentencing Commisions . ; defintion of 'minor' when only an undercover law enforcement officer posing as | a person who has not attained the age of 18 years is involved? . ; , | | . 1 . i ¢ . . ; . .

Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Rehearing DENIED.
2024-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-04-22
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
2024-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 4, 2024)

Attorneys

Anthony Rimas
Anthony Rimas — Petitioner
Anthony Rimas — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent