No. 22-7096
Appellant 1 and Appellant 2 v. United States
Tags: appellate-discretion appellate-procedure breach constitutional contract-interpretation cooperation-agreement crime-of-violence judicial-review sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2023-04-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Was it unconstitutional and improper for the Fifth Circuit to rely on the government's newly argued application of an undefined contract provision to affirm Petitioners' judgments, absent exceptional circumstances or a risk of injustice resulting from a failure to reach the issue?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Was it unconstitutional and improper for the Fifth Circuit to rely on the government's newly argued application of an undefined contract provision to affirm Petitioners' judgments, absent exceptional circumstances or a risk of injustice resulting from a failure to reach the issue?
Docket Entries
2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 24, 2023)
Attorneys
Appellant 1
Samantha Jean Kuhn — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent