No. 19-7984
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-law due-process government-discretion government-procedures jury-trial sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2020-05-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether it is unconstitutional to provide such discretion to courts to deny defendants their Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and instead impose a sentence based solely on the government's recommendation
Docket Entries
2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)
Attorneys
Danny Pereda
Danny Pereda — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent