No. 22-5232
Jesus Javier Cruz-Hernandez v. United States
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure federal-sentencing judicial-presumption reasonableness-standard rita-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Court should clarify how a defendant who challenges the substantive reasonableness of a within-Guidelines sentence may rebut an appellate presumption of reasonableness of the type recognized in Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court should clarify how a defendant who challenges the substantive reasonableness of a within-Guidelines sentence may rebut an appellate presumption of reasonableness
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-07-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 29, 2022)
Attorneys
Jesus Javier Cruz-Hernandez
Philip J. Lynch — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent