No. 18-6066
Melvin Noel Vasquez v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure de-novo-review downward-adjustment due-process federal-sentencing fifth-circuit minimal-role mitigating-role sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-3b1.2 standard-of-review
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
I Whether the Fifth Circuits cursory, review rather than the proper de novo review resulted in a misapplication of the provision of U.S.S.G. s 3Bl.2 denying Melvin Vasquez 2 four-level mitigating role adjuatment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth Circuit's cursory review rather than the proper de novo review resulted in a misapplication of the provision of U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 denying Melvin Vasquez a four-level Mitigating role adjustment
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 22, 2018)
Attorneys
Melvin Vasquez
Yolanda Evette Jarmon — Law Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent