No. 18-5599

Anson Chi v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: appeals civil-procedure civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus plea-bargaining pro-se sentencing standing
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Is the risk-of-force/residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) unconstitutionally vague in the light of Sessions v. Dimaya, 332 U.S. 584, 138 S. Ct. 1204, 200 L. Ed. 2d 549 (2018) and Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551, 192 L. Ed. 2d 569 (2015)?

(2) Is Chi's guilty plea invalid because the life-without-parole sentence in the entirely with 924(c)(3)(B) is distinguishable from Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 90 S. Ct. 1463, 25 L. Ed. 2d 747 (1970)?

(3) Should a pro se (Criminal) defendant be allowed to file his/her pleadings electronically to ensure that they are filed properly without any delay if s/he shows sufficient evidence of police brutality in his/her criminal case?

(5) Is a criminal defense attorney automatically ineffective for which then forced pro se on his own to raise at least 4 meritorious, nonfrivolous claims issues in his appellate Brief on the Merits?

(6) Should a direct appeal be reversed correct address, even after the Appellant notified the appellee of his/her change of address?

(7) Should three judges (in a direct criminal appeal) have been recused because they were two separate lawsuits for judicial misconduct?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the defendant's guilty plea was involuntary due to an unconstitutional no-parole sentence

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Rehearing DENIED.
2018-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-10-25
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2018)
2018-07-10
Application (18A34) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 6, 2018.
2018-05-11
Application (18A34) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 5, 2018 to August 4, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Anson Chi
Anson Chi — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent