No. 20-5227
Jesus Hernandez-Medrano v. United States
Tags: appellate-review due-process empirical-basis fifth-circuit illegal-reentry presumption-of-reasonableness reasonableness sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Immigration
Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a presumption of reasonableness on appeal does not apply to a sentence produced by the illegal reentry guideline, §2L1.2, because that guideline lacks an empirical basis.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a presumption of reasonableness on appeal does not apply to a sentence produced by the illegal reentry guideline, §2L1.2, because that guideline lacks an empirical basis
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2020)
Attorneys
Jesus Hernandez-Medrano
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent