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Christopher Caballero v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 24-1778, 24-1779 · judgment February 12, 2026
Question presented
Whether the appellate court correctly affirmed a federal sentence that was imposed without calculating the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines range, without considering the sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. 3553, without explaining the sentence, and by treating the Guidelines as mandatory.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stephen Paul Super
Law Firm of Stephen Super
For respondent
D. John Sauer
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, June 29, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2026)