No. 23-5237
Jordan Cole Laws v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: court-discretion criminal-procedure factual-findings indigent indigent-defendant justice-for-victims-of-trafficking-act sentencing special-assessment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the district court err when it imposed a $5,000 special assessment, pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a), even though the defendant is, and by all indications always will be, indigent, and where the court made no factual findings to support application of the special assessment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the district court err when it imposed a $5,000 special assessment, pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a), even though the defendant is, and by all indications always will be, indigent, and where the court made no factual findings to support application of the special assessment
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-07-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2023)
Attorneys
Jordan Cole Laws
William R. Terpening — Terpening Law PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent