No. 18-6995

Ashley Owens v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: co-defendant co-defendant-disparity criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection loss-calculation plea-agreement sentencing
Latest Conference: 2019-01-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the Lower Courts violate the Due Process Clause when they sentenced Owens based on an unproven and inflated loss?

2. Did the Lower Courts violate the Equal Protection Clause when they sentenced Owens to a drastically different sentence than her substantively identical co-defendant?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Lower Courts violate the Due Process Clause when they sentenced Owens based on an unproven and inflated loss?

Docket Entries

2019-01-14
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 10, 2019)

Attorneys

Ashley Owens
Russell Alan Woodard Jr.Law Offices of Russell A. Woodard, Jr., L.L.C., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent