No. 20-7409

Eduardo Pena-Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure deference federal-courts judicial-discretion sentencing-factors sentencing-review standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether substantive reasonableness review necessarily encompasses some degree of reweighing the sentencing factors?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether substantive reasonableness review necessarily encompasses some degree of reweighing the sentencing factors?

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 12, 2021)
PetitionAppendixMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisProof of Service

Attorneys

Eduardo Pena-Garcia
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent