No. 18-5510
Quincy Andre Jones v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: allocution appeal-waiver direct-appeal due-process fundamental-error fundamental-errors mandatory-guidelines plea-agreement sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
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Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an appeal waiver in a plea agreement can prohibit a defendant from challenging on direct appeal unforeseeable fundamental errors committed by the sentencing court, such as failing to allow the defendant to allocute at a meaningful time and treating the Sentencing Guidelines as mandatory
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether an appeal waiver in a plea agreement can prohibit a defendant from challenging on direct appeal unforeseeable fundamental errors committed by the sentencing court, such as failing to allow the defendant to allocute at a meaningful time and treating the Sentencing Guidelines as mandatory? i
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 7, 2018)
Attorneys
Quincy Jones
Elliot Sol Abrams — Cheshire Parker Schneider & Bryan, PLLC, Petitioner
Elliot Sol Abrams — Cheshire Parker Schneider & Bryan, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent