No. 23-7804

Juan Jesus Vargas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553 circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-procedure judicial-discretion open-court-statement reasonableness-review sentencing sentencing-requirements statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must district courts comply with the requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) to state, in open court, the reasons for the sentence imposed?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Must district courts comply with the requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) to state, in open court, the reasons for the sentence imposed? 2) Should a circuit split regarding the application of § 3553(c) to reasonableness challenges of defendants’ sentences be resolved? 3) Should conflicting application by various federal courts from across the country of U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) be resolved? 2

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-02
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-06-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 25, 2024)

Attorneys

Juan Jesus Vargas
Chad Phillip Van CleaveVan Cleave Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent