No. 24-344

James T. Foster v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review criminal-sentencing eleventh-circuit federal-procedure obstruction-of-justice sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of Foster's objection to the enhancement for obstruction of justice and whether Foster's sentence was unreasonable in light of statutory sentencing factors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming the district court’s denial of Foster’s objection to the enhancement for obstruction of justice. 2. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming Foster’s sentence where Foster’s sentence was unreasonable in light of the statutory sentencing factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)-(f) and principles applied by the advisory federal sentencing guidelines. ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit No. 23-13454 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James T. Foster, Date of Final Opinion: May 2, 2024 Date of Rehearing Denial: June 25, 2024 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division Case No. 4:23cr17-01 United States of America v. James T. Foster Date of Final Judgment: October 18, 2023

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2024)

Attorneys

James T. Foster
David Jonathon JoffeJoffe Law, P.A., Petitioner
David Jonathon JoffeJoffe Law, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent