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Devonte Jaishun Tucker v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-13084 · judgment December 22, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether a defendant must object to sentencing court’s failure to consider a nonfrivolous mitigation argument in order to preserve the issue for appeal.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alexandria Darby
Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Alabama

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 25 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service