No. 20-7032

Salvador Delrio v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: courier courier-status criminal-procedure due-process mitigating-role sentencing sentencing-guidelines speculative-inference speculative-inferences u.s.s.g.-3b1.2
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. What weight should a court give to a defendant's essential role as a mere courier when determining a mitigating-role adjustment?

2. Does a district court violate U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 and a defendant's due process right to be sentenced on accurate information when it denies a mitigating-role adjustment based on speculative inferences?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

What weight should a court give to a defendant's essential role as a mere courier when determining a mitigating-role adjustment?

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of Service

Attorneys

Salvador Delrio
Andrea Renee St. Julian — Law Offices of Andrea Renee St. Julian, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent