No. 20-5853

Ubaldo Gabriel Acosta-Leyva v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing drug-guidelines drug-offense due-process empirical-basis fifth-circuit presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a sentence produced by the drug guideline, §2D1.1, is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness on appeal.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sentence produced by the drug guideline, §2D1.1, is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness on appeal

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Ubaldo Gabriel Acosta-Leyva
Laura G. GreenbergFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent