No. 25-5003

Eric Richard Garza v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-conviction de-novo-resentencing fifth-circuit-interpretation mandate-rule sentencing-discretion
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Fifth Circuit misapply its restrictive interpretation of the mandate rule which does not permit de novo resentencing, but limits to resentencing to only those discrete particular issues identified by the appeals court for remand, when it affirmed petitioner's conviction for count one, vacated and remanded for resentencing on count two, but then permitted the district court to impose a different sentence for count one at resentencing?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit misapply its restrictive interpretation of the mandate rule which does not permit de novo resentencing, but limits to resentencing to only those discrete particular issues identified by the appeals court for remand, when it affirmed petitioner's conviction for count one, vacated and remanded for resentencing on count two, but then permitted the district court to impose a different sentence for count one at resentencing?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-12
Supplemental Brief of Eric Richard Garza submitted.
2025-08-12
Supplemental brief of petitioner Eric Richard Garza filed. (Distributed)
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-14
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2025)

Attorneys

Eric Richard Garza
Gregory Don Sherwood — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent