No. 20-5930

Diego Palacios-Villalon v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review burden-of-proof criminal-procedure culpability drug-trafficking judicial-discretion mitigating-role sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

"does a defendant have the sole obligation in the establishment of these elements or does the trial judge have a duty to inquire into them".

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant have the sole obligation in the establishment of these elements or does the trial judge have a duty to inquire into them?

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2020)

Attorneys

Diego Palacios-Villalon
Denton Bryan LessmanLaw Office of Denton B. Lessman, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent