No. 18-9563
Cody Shane Sorrels v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-3553 criminal-procedure due-process federal-courts federal-sentencing judicial-discretion jury-trial sentencing sentencing-determination sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-18-usc-3553 statutory-interpretation statutory-minimum
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether district courts may determine without the aid of a jury that a sentence above the
statutory minimum is "not greater than necessary " to achiev e the goals enumerated at 18
U.S.C. §3553(a)(2)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether district courts may determine without the aid of a jury that a sentence above the statutory minimum is 'not greater than necessary' to achieve the goals enumerated at 18 U.S.C. §3553(a)(2)
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2019)
Attorneys
Cody Shane Sorrels
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent