No. 22-6560
Candido Gomez-Santacruz v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-3553a district-court-discretion federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states imprisonment-duration prior-term-of-imprisonment sentencing sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness
Latest Conference:
2023-02-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
In light of its nuanced, holistic approach to federal sentencing, whether a district court may, consistent with § 3553(a)'s plain text, treat the duration of a prior term of imprisonment as a floor or baseline on its sentencing authority.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may, consistent with 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), treat the duration of a prior term of imprisonment as a floor or baseline on its sentencing authority
Docket Entries
2023-02-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2023)
Attorneys
Candido Gomez-Santacruz
Taylor Wills Edwards Brown — Federal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent