Sentencing disparities
Jony Rene Perez-Montano v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jony Rene Perez-Montano filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to decide whether judges may use detailed U.S. Sentencing Commission statistics when assessing whether a sentence creates an unfair difference from sentences for similar defendants.
- What's at stake
- It remains unresolved whether judges may use these statistics when comparing a defendant’s sentence with sentences for similar defendants.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Federal law tells sentencing judges to consider avoiding unwarranted differences among similar defendants; Perez-Montano asks whether the Commission’s JSIN statistics are relevant to that task.
Question presented
Are the detailed Judiciary Sentencing Information (JSIN) statistics compiled by the United States Sentencing Commission relevant to considering whether a defendant’s sentence creates an unwarranted sentencing disparity compared to similarly situated defendants under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6)?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision window exists unless the Court grants review.
Documents
Docket activity
New analysis added
AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Case data updated: summary, question_presented, generation_metadata
Case data updated: question_presented, extraction_metadata
Brief added: Petition
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.