No. 18-6851

Steven Gomez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: advisory-sentencing appeal-waiver constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can an appeal waiver executed at the time of a defendant's plea waive the right to appeal constitutional error occurring at sentencing months after execution of the appeal waiver? Does a defendant have a due process right to be sentenced by a judge who treats the sentencing guidelines as advisory and not mandatory? If so, does that right survive an appeal waiver?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Can an appeal waiver executed at the time of a defendant’s plea waive the right to appeal constitutional error occurring at sentencing months after execution of the appeal waiver? Does a defendant have a due process right to be sentenced by a judge who treats the sentencing guidelines as advisory and not mandatory? If so, does that right survive an appeal waiver? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2018)

Attorneys

Steven Gomez
Leigh Warren DavisLeigh Warren Davis, Petitioner
Leigh Warren DavisLeigh Warren Davis, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent