No. 22-7582
Rodolfo A. Cuellar, Jr. v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal criminal-law drug-convictions federal-prisoner first-step-act resentencing sentence-reduction sentencing sentencing-retroactivity statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum
Latest Conference:
2023-06-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
MoTioN For Reduction
Pursuan To 404
Senience
of
OF thE First
ACT
And Pre-Booker Issues.
Stop
Drug
CORRECDION OF
IDCORLOCT
CAlCUlATION
f
CORRECTiON
ofa
Sentence
Above.
STATuTory
The
Maximum
AUThoRized by
Congress.
could not be sentenced to life under
2. Mr. Cuellar
drug convictions.
3.
when the Fifth Crcuit Court of Appeals
resentenced
vacated the judgement of 28 U.s.C.s 924(c).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the defendant is entitled to a reduced sentence under the First Step Act, and the proper interpretation of the statutory maximum authorized by Congress
Docket Entries
2023-06-12
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 16, 2023)
Attorneys
Rodolfo Cuellar
Rodolfo A. Cuellar Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent