No. 18-7269

Larry Allison v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law conviction criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process judicial-review legal-procedure plea-bargaining sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can one be sentenced for a crime to which no plea of guilty has been entered and no actual resulting conviction has been held?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Can one be sentenced for a crime to Which No plea of . Quilty has been enveted ancl no anal resulting ing. Goaviction has been held ? a . 2. WOW this Coudt under tne First Amendmeat aad Fit ' Amendment for Due Process “rnake an independeal constitutional judgment on tne facts of the case ag fo Whether the maemo vavalved 15 constitutionally prstected.” Saco eM ‘Ss V. Oo | 378 US. 184 CIGS4) When a defendant’ accused © of violating 18 U.5.0:5'§ SI Ca.andGe) ducing a Fed Ro Coven, ® Ld plea Proceeding adeats for a factual hasis only | | “that There was o prckasce of ful\ioody Uacisthed” and the stack jddge considers the admission to constitute @ _ lascivious exhibition of the genitals, of Fuloic area? Wher | . , daring the plea proceechag the gover mene nt Mevet ) ' elabowited on what made the “pictuse of full body anclatved” loscivious, There 1s Ho indication the Aistriclh iudae eve Viewed the |depiction, noe1S any pictuve described, ; chotacterized et eyen mentioned ta the Lacdichmed’. 3 Ls. defense counsel ineWective When he leads a oo defendant accused of iSUSCS 8225) WJandCe) into a plea proceeding under the premse thal sexually | ks xoliet conduct “would be the purpese a sexual | ©) qratification instesd of its actual meaning uncler | : | (1) a ° the statute “ lascivious exhibition of the genital s or . pubic ofeq”, and ceertes the etroneus definition In open court at the glea* Ts he ineffective. for not objecting, TO the SherVeominas and estos curing the plea Proces.cing? ; and wes he ineffective on Qcwct eppea\ aS to these \ssues? . (il) .

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Larry Allison
Larry Allison — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent