No. 18-5554

Carlos Troche-Alvarado v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-U.S.C-3553 18-usc-3553 above-guidelines-sentence adequate-explanation appellate-review criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion erroneous-factual-basis judicial-discretion procedural-reasonableness prosecution-recommended-sentence sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a sentencing court violates 18 U.S.C. § 3553 when it imposes an above-Guidelines sentence, which also exceeds the prosecution's recommended sentence, without providing any coherent explanation for the chosen sentence beyond an erroneous factual basis and a rote recitation of the required sentencing factors.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentencing court violates 18 U.S.C. § 3553 when it imposes an above-Guidelines sentence, which also exceeds the prosecution's recommended sentence, without providing any coherent explanation for the chosen sentence beyond an erroneous factual basis and a rote recitation of the required sentencing factors

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2018)

Attorneys

Carlos Troche-Alvarado
Joshua L. SolomonPollack Solomon Duffy LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent