No. 24-6830

Khalid Alboushari v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Circuit erred in affirming a 92-month sentence without properly considering mitigating factors and procedural unreasonableness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's sentence of 92 months ’ imprisonment without properly considering mitigating factors and the procedural unreasonableness of the sentence. 2. Whether the District Court violated Petitioner's Due Process rights by improperly weighing aggravating circumstances not contemplated by the applicable sentencing guidelines. 3. Whether Petitioner's counsel was ineffective in failing to adequately challenge the procedural and substantive unreasonableness of the sentence.

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-31
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 23, 2025)

Attorneys

Khalid Alboushari
Khalid Alboushari — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent