No. 19-6020

Jose Romeu v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 amendment-599 amendment-782 drug-amount presentence-investigation-report sentence-reduction sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals committed error in its affirmance of the District Court's denial of Petitioner Jose Romeu's 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for sentence reduction under Amendment 599 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines where the offense did not include a firearm charge and further declined to reconsider his motion for sentence reduction under Amendment 782 where the District Court ignored unresolved objection to the Presentence Investigation Report("PSI") where the memorandum of sentencing hearing and report of statement of reasons did not include a drug amount.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals committed error in its affirmance of the District Court's denial of Petitioner Jose Romeu's 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for sentence reduction under Amendment 599 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines where the offense did not include a firearm charge and further declined to reconsider his motion for sentence reduction under Amendment 782 where the District Court ignored unresolved objection to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) where the memorandum of sentencing hearing and report of statement of reasons did not include a drug amount

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Jose Romeu
Jose A. Romeu — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent