No. 24-6020

Justin Rivera v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-conviction federal-statute sentencing-guidelines sex-trafficking
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2025-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Circuit erred in affirming a sex trafficking conviction based on a sentencing guidelines interpretation that conflicts with the Ninth Circuit's approach

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erred by affirming the judgment of conviction and sentence pronounced by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on single count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c) based on an interpretation of the sentencing guidelines which conflicts with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. i

Docket Entries

2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-13
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2024)

Attorneys

Justin Rivera
Peter J TomaoPeter J. Tomao, Esq., Petitioner
Peter J TomaoPeter J. Tomao, Esq., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent