No. 23-6382

Francisco Batista-Reyes v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law due-process equal-protection first-time-offenders mdlea-offenses safety-valve sentencing sentencing-relief statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Do the MDLEA first time offenders charged for the violation of both the MDLEA as well as §§ 960 (b) and 963 statutes have a right to safety valve relief under the then applicable statue as a matter of interpretation of the law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do the MDLEA first time offenders charged for the violation of both the MDLEA as well as §§ 960 (b) and 963 statutes have a right to safety valve relief under the then applicable statue as a matter of interpretation of the law?

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2024)

Attorneys

Francisco Batista-Reyes
Maria Soledad Ramirez-BecerraMaria Soledad Ramirez-Becerra Law Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent