No. 18-6066

Melvin Noel Vasquez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent