No. 25-5050

Carlos Caraballo v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review case-law findings-of-fact sentencing-guidelines special-offense-characteristic standard-of-review
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the circuit court applied the appropriate standard of review regarding a challenge to the imposition of a Sentencing Guideline Special Offense Characteristic without considering the sentencing court's interpretation and application of cited case law in arriving at its findings of fact supporting the enhancement?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

The question presented is: Whether the circuit court applied the appropriate standard of review regarding a challenge to the imposition of a Sentencing Guideline Special Offense Characteristic without considering the sentencing court’s interpretation and application of cited case la w in arriving at its findings of fact supporting the enhancement ?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-14
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2025)

Attorneys

Carlos Caraballo
Stephanie BakerFederal Public Defender Northern Dist of Oklahoma, Petitioner
Stephanie BakerFederal Public Defender Northern Dist of Oklahoma, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent