No. 24-7409
Pablo Jacobo Felix-Samaniego v. United States
Tags: appellate-review criminal-sentencing judicial-discretion presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should the court of appeals indulge a presumption of reasonableness for a sentence where the Sentencing Commission has subsequently amended the relevant Sentencing Guidelines?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Should the court of appeals indulge a presumption of reasonableness for a sentence where the Sentencing Commission has subsequently amended the relevant Sentencing Guidelines? DIRECTLY
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-01
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)
Attorneys
Pablo Jacobo Felix-Samaniego
James Matthew Wright — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew Wright — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent