No. 24-7409

Pablo Jacobo Felix-Samaniego v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-sentencing judicial-discretion presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the court of appeals indulge a presumption of reasonableness for a within-guideline-range sentence where the Sentencing Commission has subsequently amended the relevant Sentencing Guidelines?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the court of appeals indulge a presumption of reasonableness for a sentence where the Sentencing Commission has subsequently amended the relevant Sentencing Guidelines?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-01
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)

Attorneys

Pablo Jacobo Felix-Samaniego
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent