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Robert Allen Vestal v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-10325 · judgment January 19, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

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
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 01 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Jun 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)