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Lawrence Joseph Florentine v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4206 · judgment August 7, 2025
Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Question presented
Does a district court's announcement that it would have imposed the same sentence as an "alternate variance sentence" insulate an erroneous legal ruling from appellate reversal and remand for resentencing, even when the court of appeals agrees the district court committed legal error in applying a statutory sentencing enhancement?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joshua Snow Kendrick
Kendrick & Leonard, P.C.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)