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Jonathan Jerome Hills v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-50354 · judgment January 29, 2021
Question presented
Whether differences in procedural opportunity arising from the fact that a defendant is statutorily eligible for relief under the First Step Act, such as the ability to offer evidence of postsentencing rehabilitation in support of a reduced sentence, create the sort of “unwarranted” sentence disparities that a district court must seek to avoid under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gia Kim
Federal Public Defenders
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jul 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 01 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Jun 11 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)