No. 18-7087
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-conflict circuit-court-split circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review plain-error plea-agreement prosecutorial-misconduct
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the District Court committed plain error by allowing the prosecutor to commit prosecutorial misconduct by breaching the plea agreement
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Questions Presented for Review Expressed in the Terms and Circumstances of the Case. Whether the District Court committed plain error by allowing the prosecutor to commit prosecutorial misconduct by breaching the plea agreement. The Tenth Circuit's ruling that such a breach of the plea agreement is not plain error is at odds with rulings in other Circuit Courts of Appeal, a conflict of which must be resolved by the Supreme Court. 2 b. List of All
Docket Entries
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2019)
Attorneys
Daniel Lopez
Jimmy Lance Hopkins — J. Lance Hopkins, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Jimmy Lance Hopkins — J. Lance Hopkins, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent