No. 20-7206

Pedro Gonzalez-Mendoza v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2015-amendment criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion extraneous-factors mitigating-role sentencing-adjustment sentencing-guidelines u-s-sentencing-commission unrelated-cases
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY FINDING THAT MR. GONZALEZ-MENDOZA WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A MITIGATING ROLE ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO U.S.S.G. §3B1.2?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY CONSIDERING EXTRANEOUS FACTORS IN DENYING AN ADJUSTMENT FOR MITIGATING ROLE?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY COMPARING MR. GONZALEZ-MENDOZA TO DEFENDANTS IN OTHER, UNRELATED CASES?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY DENYING MR. GONZALEZ-MENDOZA A MITIGATING ROLE ADJUSTMENT WITHOUT PROPERLY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS SET FORTH IN THE 2015 AMENDMENT TO § 3B1.2?

DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY DENYING MR. GONZALEZ-MENDOZA A REDUCTION FOR HIS ROLE IN THE OFFENSE UNDER U.S.S.G. §3B1.2 WHEN THERE WAS SUFFICIENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO WARRANT THIS REDUCTION?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court err by denying Mr. Gonzalez-Mendoza a mitigating-role-adjustment

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Pedro Gonzalez-Mendoza
Amy R BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent