No. 19-6067

Francisco Suarez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-conflict codefendant-comparison criminal-procedure-error eighth-circuit intra-circuit-conflict legal-standard public-safety sentencing-disparity sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-darden united-states-v-smith
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. WHETHER THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION IN UNITED STATES V. SMITH, AND CONFLICTS WITH THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT IN UNITED STATES V. DARDEN?

II. WHETHER THE APPELLATE COURT ERRED BY APPLYING AN INCORRECT LEGAL STANDARD OF LAW ON THE DISPARITY RULING WHEN IT RELIED ON UNWARRANTED SIMILARITIES AMONG DIFFERENTLY SITUATED CODEFENDANTS AS OPPOSED TO COMPARING PETITIONER TO SIMILARLY SITUATED DEFENDANTS CAUSING A DECISION THAT CONFLICTS WITH THIS COURT'S DECISION IN GALL V. UNITED STATES?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the circuit and district court committed constitutional procedural error by failing to weigh the mandated public safety concern, violating the spirit of U.S.S.G. § 1B1-10(b)(1), commentary note 1(b)(ii) causing: an intra-circuit conflict with United States v. Smith, and conflicts with the Eighth Circuit Court in United States v. Darden

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Francisco Suarez
Francisco Suarez — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent