No. 18-9466

Paulito Govea-San Roman v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: crime-of-violence criminal-law disability senior-victim sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-2l1.2 statutory-interpretation stokeling-precedent stokeling-v-united-states texas-robbery ussg-2l1.2
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, after Stokeling v. United States, _U.S._, 139 S.Ct. 544 (2019), the Texas offense of robbery by inflicting injury against a senior or disabled victim satisfies the definition of "crime of violence" found in USSG §2L1.2(2015)?

Subsidiary question: whether there is a reasonable probability of relief if the court below were to reconsider its decision in this case in light of Stokeling?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas offense of robbery by inflicting injury against a senior or disabled victim satisfies the definition of 'crime of violence' under USSG §2L1.2(2015)

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-05-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 28, 2019)

Attorneys

Paulito Govea-San Roman
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent