No. 20-6927

Anthony Freeney v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553a audio-recordings criminal-procedure due-process evidence-sufficiency jail-phone-calls jury-instructions jury-verdict sentencing standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

GUILTY VERDICT?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR IN ADMITTING AUDIO RECORDINGS OF MR. FREENEY'S JAIL PHONE CALLS?

DID THE SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT COURT UNREASONABLE BECAUSE IT IS GREATER THAN NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the evidence insufficient to sustain the jury's guilty verdict?

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Anthony Freeney
Amy R BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent