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Ricky Parkerson v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-10780 · judgment January 12, 2021


Certiorari denied · January 10, 2022

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Fifth Circuit’s practice of shifting the burden of production and proof to the defendant at sentencing violates a defendant’s Due Process rights as well his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation?

  2. Whether substantive reasonableness review necessarily encompasses some degree of reweighing the sentencing factors?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher A. Curtis
Federal Public Defender's Office

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 02 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Dec 01 2021
    Reply of petitioner Ricky Parkerson filed. (Distributed)
  4. Nov 15 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Oct 15 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 15, 2021.
  6. Oct 14 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Sep 09 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2021.
  8. Sep 08 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 15, 2021 to October 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Aug 16 2021
    Response Requested. (Due September 15, 2021)
  10. Jul 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  11. Jun 23 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  12. Jun 11 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 19, 2021)