| 23-7431 |
Avery Lans v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-05-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553 abuse-of-discretion circuit-court-review criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness |
QUESTON NUMBER ONE:
Did the Eleventh Circuit abused its discretion by the affirmance of
Petitioner's 240-month federal sentence when the district cou… |
| 23-6841 |
Ronald D. Houston v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-02-27 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
appellate-review booker-standard circuit-split crime-of-violence gall-v-united-states procedural-error reasonableness-review resisting-arrest sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-booker |
The United States Courts of Appeal disagree as to a district court's power to preclude appellate review for significant procedural error required by G… |
| 23-6336 |
Javier Garibay Mendoza, aka Javier Garibay Mendoza-Romero, aka Jose Mendoza-Romero v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-12-22 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553(a) 18-usc-3553a circuit-split criminal-sentencing gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion procedural-obligations procedural-requirements sentencing-guidelines upward-variance |
Under Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 50 (2007), a district court imposing an outside-Guidelines sentence "must consider the extent of the deviati… |
| 23-578 |
Christopher Kinzy v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-11-29 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure district-court-discretion gall-standard gall-v-united-states guidelines judicial-explanation rita-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines |
Whether a district court can insulate from vacatur a sentence based on an erroneously enhanced Guidelines range simply by stating, without explanation… |
| 23-5678 |
Jasper Michael Wagner v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-10-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-court-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-history criminal-procedure descamps-v-united-states gall-v-united-states judicial-fact-finding sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment united-states-v-hernandez |
Whether the Fifth Circuit's holding that that judicial fact-finding as to past offenses is permissible during sentencing pursuant to United States v. … |
| 23-5101 |
Christopher Wade v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-07-13 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review criminal-procedure fifth-circuit gall-v-united-states harmless-error judicial-precedent sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-guzman-rendon |
I. Whether the Fifth Circuit's application of harmless error doctrine
pursuant to United States v. Guzman-Rendon, 864 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2017) violate… |
| 23-5055 |
Erick De Jesus-Torres v. United States |
First Circuit |
2023-07-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
aiding-and-abetting appellate-review downward-variance gall-v-united-states kimbrough-v-united-states meaningful-explanation policy-considerations sentencing-court sentencing-enhancement sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines |
Whether a sentencing court must provide a reasonable explanation, on the record, as to why it is not considering a sentencing factor, particularly an … |
| 22-7231 |
James Sonny Alaniz v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-04-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment gall-standard gall-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines substantive-due-process upward-departure |
Whether the Court of Appeals holding that a sentencing court is not required to use the incremental steps in Section 4A1 -3(a)(4)(B) in an upward depa… |
| 22-6824 |
Daniel Dietz v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-02-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-review criminal-procedure due-process gall-v-united-states johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit revocation sentencing supervised-release |
The Ninth Circuit failed to apply this Court's decisions delineating the purpose of supervised release as set forth in Johnson v. United States, 529 U… |
| 22-6659 |
Armando Lopez-Rivera v. United States |
First Circuit |
2023-01-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review appellate-standard concurrent-sentence gall-precedent gall-v-united-states individualized-assessment intellectual-disability judicial-explanation sentencing-courts sentencing-explanation sentencing-review |
Whether a sentencing court must provide a reasonable explanation, on the record, as to why it is not considering a sentencing factor advanced by a def… |
| 22-6560 |
Candido Gomez-Santacruz v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-01-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553a district-court-discretion federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states imprisonment-duration prior-term-of-imprisonment sentencing sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness |
In light of its nuanced, holistic approach to federal sentencing, whether a district court may, consistent with § 3553(a)'s plain text, treat the dura… |
| 21-8079 |
Kenyad Laquan Kelly v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-06-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court due-process federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion legal-standard sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review |
Whether the District Court Erred in Applying a Different Starting Point for Defendant's Sentence than the United States Sentencing Guidelines? |
| 21-7097 |
Sinmyah Amera Ceasar v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2022-02-10 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-3553(a) appellate-standard circuit-split criminal-sentencing gall-v-united-states sentencing-review standard-of-review statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness terrorism terrorism-cases |
In Gall v. United States, 128 S. Ct. 586 (2007), this Court held that appellate courts must review the substantive reasonableness of all sentences und… |
| 21-6671 |
Valente Arias-Avila v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2021-12-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review circuit-split criminal-sentencing due-process federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion sentencing-factors standard-of-review |
I. When conducting their substantive-reasonableness review of sentences, can appellate courts reweigh the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), a… |
| 21-6450 |
Steven Zinnel v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-11-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
apprendi-v-new-jersey criminal-procedure gall-v-united-states jury-determination sentencing sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment substantive-reasonableness substantive-unreasonableness |
Any fact that increases the penalty to which a defendant is exposed constitutes an element of a crime under and must be found by a jury, not a judge. … |
| 20-7077 |
Derrick Lakeith Brown v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-02-08 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
constitutional-claims constitutional-provisions federal-procedure first-step-act gall-v-united-states habeas-corpus judicial-review petition-standards sentencing-reform statutory-provisions supreme-court-review united-states-v-booker |
The OCR text provided is too degraded and illegible to accurately extract the "Question(s) Presented" section. While a "QUESTION(S) PRESENTED" header … |
| 20-6402 |
Eric Treantos v. United States |
First Circuit |
2020-11-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
appellate-review booker-standard booker-v-united-states criminal-appeal criminal-sentencing first-circuit-court-of-appeals gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-eric-treantos |
1. Does the First Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in petitioner's case conflict with this Court's decisions in Booker v. United States, 543 U.S. 22… |
| 20-6336 |
Eric Troy Snell v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-11-16 |
Denied |
IFP |
appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing fourth-circuit gall-standard gall-v-united-states harmless-error harmlessness-standard sentencing-guidelines |
1. Does the Fourth Circuit's practice of not addressing erroneous Sentencing Guidelines calculations but affirming a sentence under "assumed error har… |
| 20-5424 |
Alfred Lee Hanzy, Jr. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-08-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing fourth-circuit gall-precedent gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness |
Whether the Fourth Circuit's decision is in conflict with the Court's decision
in Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007). |
| 20-5361 |
Luis Torres-Marquez v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-08-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
abuse-of-discretion appellate-review criminal-sentencing discretion gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion presumption-of-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review |
For purposes of applying the abuse of discretion standard and presumption of reasonableness on appellate review of a within guidelines sentence, does … |
| 19-1260 |
Andrew Demma v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-04-30 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) |
18-usc-3553a appeals-court child-pornography circuit-split discretion gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion kimbrough-v-united-states policy-disagreement sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness |
(1) Whether the discretion recognized under Kimbrough v. United States for a district court to vary based on a policy disagreement applies to the chil… |
| 19-7470 |
Agustin Martinez-Lopez v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-01-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553a appellate-review appellate-standard circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing criminal-sentencing,appellate-review,18-usc-3553(a federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-factors sentencing-review statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness |
L When conducting their substantive-reasonableness review of sentences, can appellate courts reweigh the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), as… |
| 19-7454 |
Kenneth James Barfield v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-01-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
burden-of-proof criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-rule-32 due-process federal-rules federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure fifth-circuit gall-v-united-states guidelines preponderance-of-evidence presentence-report sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-watts |
According to Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007), every federal criminal sentencing must begin with a correctly calculated Guidelines range. Sen… |
| 19-7293 |
Desmond Bowen v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-01-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553(a) appellate-review booker-v-united-states federal-sentencing gall-v-united-states judicial-standard sentencing-discretion sentencing-factors sentencing-review statutory-interpretation substantive-reasonableness |
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) states: "The court shall impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary." Indeed, there are factors found in § 3553(… |
| 19-7107 |
Joseph Thor Perkins v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-12-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553a 3553(a)-factors abuse-of-discretion booker-v-united-states criminal-sentencing downward-variance federal-sentencing-procedure gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation |
Whether a sentencing court can abuse its discretion by not varying downward further based on this Court's decisions mandating that a sentencing court … |
| 19-5613 |
Luis Samayoa-Castillo v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-08-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review criminal-procedure district-court-discretion federal-sentencing-guidelines gall-v-united-states harmless-error molina-martinez-v-united-states rosales-mireles-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-error |
When the district court expressly relies upon a clearly erroneous fact in selecting its sentence, is the error harmless if there are other factors in … |
| 19-5123 |
Richard Parrish v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2019-07-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-support gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion legal-reliability reliability sentencing townsend-v-burke united-states-v-tucker united-states-v-watts |
Sentences based on unreliable information violate Due Process, see United States v. Tucker, 404 U.S. 443, 447 (1972); Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736,… |
| 18-8985 |
Michael Johnson v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-04-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review circuit-split eighth-circuit extraordinary-circumstances extraordinary-variance gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion major-departure minor-departure sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-review sentencing-variances standard-of-review |
Whether the Eighth Circuit's test that "extraordinary variances do not require extraordinary circumstances" conflicts with this Court's mandate "that … |
| 18-8675 |
Joshua Sedillo v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-04-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-procedure appellate-review circuit-precedent criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court due-process gall-v-united-states judicial-review rita-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-variance variance |
Is the Tenth Circuit precedent allowing a district court to say nothing when a reasonable request for a variance is made at sentencing consistent with… |
| 18-8451 |
Luciano Garcia v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-03-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-procedure appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court due-process gall-v-united-states judicial-review rita-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-variance tenth-circuit variance |
Is the Tenth Circuit precedent allowing a district court to say nothing when a reasonable request for a variance is made at sentencing consistent with… |
| 18-6971 |
Zachery Joseph Cooley, aka Red v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-12-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review criminal-sentencing gall-v-united-states guideline-calculation harmless-error judicial-discretion procedural-error procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines substantive-reasonableness |
When a defendant appeals his sentence on the grounds that his Guideline range was miscalculated, may an appellate court disregard any error in the gui… |
| 18-6266 |
Ivan Rivera-Solis v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2018-10-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553a appellate-review circuit-split criminal-sentencing gall-standard gall-v-united-states sentencing-factors sentencing-review standard-of-review substantive-reasonableness |
When conducting their substantive reasonableness review of sentences, can appellate courts reweigh the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), as t… |
| 18-6237 |
Jacob L. Smith v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-10-09 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
18-usc-3553 appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-appeal due-process gall-v-united-states plain-error plain-error-review preservation-of-error sentencing sentencing-variance |
In order to preserve a § 3553(c) challenge to the adequacy of the district court's sentencing explanation, must a party, who is given no opportunity t… |
| 18-6229 |
Josh A. Wairi v. United States |
First Circuit |
2018-10-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
appellate-review booker-standard booker-v-united-states criminal-appeal criminal-sentencing first-circuit-court-of-appeals gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-josh-wairi |
1. Does the First Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in petitioner's case conflict with this Court's decisions in Booker v. United States, 543 U.S. 22… |
| 18-5893 |
Dan Wayne Streetman v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-09-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
booker-precedent booker-v-united-states child-pornography gall-v-united-states judicial-discretion kimbrough-v-united-states policy-disagreement sentencing-commission sentencing-discretion sentencing-guidelines sentencing-uniformity separation-of-powers |
1. In the post-Booker world of non-mandatory guidelines, is it an abuse of discretion to refuse to reject a guideline on policy grounds where the guid… |
| 18-5811 |
Eusebio Escobar De Jesus v. United States |
First Circuit |
2018-08-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appeals appeals-court criminal-procedure district-court due-process gall-v-united-states guideline-range guidelines molina-martinez-v-united-states offense-level procedural-error rosales-mireles-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines |
Whether the Appeals Court erroneously concluded Petitioner failed to state a claim, reasoning for want of a substantial question..., he asserts that (… |