No. 20-6473
Jessica Arnold v. United States
Tags: appellate-review district-court failure-to-address judicial-discretion mitigation procedural-error sentencing sentencing-mitigation standard-of-review trial-counsel
Latest Conference:
2021-01-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
What standard applies to appellate review of the appeal of a district court's failure to address arguments of counsel in mitigation of sentencing, where trial counsel did not object to the court's failure to do so?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
What standard applies to appellate review of the appeal of a district court's failure to address arguments of counsel in mitigation of sentencing, where trial counsel did not object to the court's failure to do so?
Docket Entries
2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Jessica Arnold
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent