Gaspar-Felipe v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on January 24, 2022
Issue: (1) Whether the Fifth Amendment"s due process clause prohibits a federal court from basing a criminal defendant"s sentence on a charge of which a jury acquitted him, as the Michigan Supreme Court has held, or whether, instead, acquitted-conduct sentencing complies with the Fifth Amendment, as 12 federal courts of appeal and the Iowa Supreme Court have held; and (2) whether the Sixth Amendment"s right to jury trial prohibits a federal court from basing a criminal defendant"s sentence on a charge of which a jury acquitted him.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/10/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2022) |
| 12/30/2021 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| 01/05/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| 01/11/2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/12/2022 | Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/14/2022 | Amicus brief of Judge Nancy Gertner and Professor Douglas Berman not accepted for filing. (January 14, 2022 - Corrected brief to be efiled) |
| 01/14/2022 | Brief amici curiae of Judge Nancy Gertner and Professor Douglas Berman filed. |
| 01/19/2022 | Certificate of Service and Certificate of Word Count filed with respect to amici curiae brief of Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.), et al. |
| 01/24/2022 | Petition DENIED. |