No. 25-5390

Brandon Desmond Medford v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion federal-procedure judicial-interpretation policy-disagreement sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether district courts must ever consider arguments for a lesser sentence based on a policy disagreement with the Guidelines?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether district courts must ever consider arguments for a lesser sentence based on a policy disagreement with the Guidelines?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Brandon Medford
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent