No. 24-7409

Pablo Jacobo Felix-Samaniego v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
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 WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent