No. 24-5054

Amir Aqeel v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bias culpability due-process equal-justice fairness Involuntary-Plea-Agreement mandatory-guidelines nationality nationality-bias plea-agreement religion sentencing sentencing-disparity Violation-of-Policy-5H1.10
Key Terms:
Environmental Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Sentencing-Disparity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . 1. **Sentencing Disparity:** Whether a significant disparity in tl sentencing of co-defendants violates the principle of equal justice under the law, particularly when co-defendants of similz or greater culpability receive significantly lighter sentences. 2. **Violation of Policy 5H1.10:** Whether the principles outline in Policy 5H1.10 were violated due to potential bias based on i petitioner's nationality and religion, thereby resulting ina harsher sentence disproportionately greater than that of co-defendants. 3. **Involuntary Plea Agreement:** Whether the plea agreeme was involuntary due to the imposition of mandatory guidelines enhancements, violating fundamental principles of fairness an: : due process.

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-29
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Amir Aqeel
Amir Aqeel — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent