No. 20-6921

Elier Isai Marquez-Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure empirical-basis fifth-circuit illegal-reentry presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
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

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Elier Isai Marquez-Gonzalez
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent