No. 24-344

James T. Foster v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review criminal-sentencing eleventh-circuit federal-procedure obstruction-of-justice sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of Foster's objection to the enhancement for obstruction of justice.

2. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming Foster's sentence where Foster's sentence was unreasonable in light of the statutory sentencing factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)-(f) and principles applied by the advisory federal sentencing guidelines.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of Foster's objection to the enhancement for obstruction of justice and whether Foster's sentence was unreasonable in light of statutory sentencing factors

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2024)

Attorneys

James T. Foster
David Jonathon JoffeJoffe Law, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent