No. 20-8398
Jonathan Jerome Hills v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3553 criminal-justice criminal-sentencing due-process equal-protection first-step-act judicial-discretion procedural-opportunity sentencing sentencing-disparity statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether differences in procedural opportunity arising from the fact that a defendant is statutorily eligible for relief under the First Step Act, such as the ability to offer evidence of postsentencing rehabilitation in support of a reduced sentence, create the sort of "unwarranted" sentence disparities that a district court must seek to avoid under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether differences in procedural opportunity arising from the fact that a defendant is statutorily eligible for relief under the First Step Act create unwarranted sentence disparities
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-06-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)
Attorneys
Jonathan Jerome Hills
Gia Kim — Federal Public Defenders, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent