No. 25-6499

Nycole Amaury Rosario Sanchez v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-07
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: age-consideration circuit-split criminal-procedure juvenile-sentencing sentencing-guidelines youth-mitigating-factor
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether youth (minor age) at the time of the commission of a criminal offense, with its intrinsic characteristics, is inherently a mitigating factor that must be considered in sentencing a juvenile defendant.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether youth (minor age) at the time of the commission of a criminal offense, with its intrinsic characteristics, is inherently a mitigating factor that must be considered in sentencing a juvenile defendant

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)

Attorneys

Nycole Amauri Rosario-Sanchez
Raul Santiago MarianiMariani Franco Law, PSC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent