No. 20-8405
Robert Allen Vestal v. United States
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure deference federal-courts judicial-discretion sentencing-factors sentencing-review standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
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
2021-10-04
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.
2021-06-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)
Attorneys
Robert Vestal
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent